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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Lewis Cocking

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 1 different votes 397 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
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 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
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
155
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API