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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Kim Leadbeater

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West
vs
Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 911 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 886 different votes 911 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 10 No
Transport 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
57 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 39 No
Education 0% aligned 52 shared votes
39 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,088
1,320 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
565
51.9 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

133
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
139
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
13
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Education
63 of 65 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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