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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Lee Barron voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 362 different votes 370 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 30% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.5%
16% above average
Rank 36 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
2,129
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
620 eligible divisions
988
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
46.2% of votes cast
1,141
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
255
53.8% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

156
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
48
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
165
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Contributions
55
-107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
96 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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