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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Layla Moran

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
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Photograph of Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Layla Moran voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,255 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 1,032 different votes 1,255 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
13 Aye 30 No
Education 60% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
53 Aye 92 No
Tax 36% aligned 145 shared votes
88 Aye 57 No
18 Aye 25 No
Defence 35% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 30% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 101 shared votes
33 Aye 68 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
59 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
20 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 24 No
Trade 7% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 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 35 of 649
Participation
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 471 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,418
2,106 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
57.0 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
610
43.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£297,909
32 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
148 of 194 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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