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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Liam Byrne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,346 different votes 1,392 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
16 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 25 No
Energy 5% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
63 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
20 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 120 No
Tax 0% aligned 180 shared votes
120 Aye 60 No
96 Aye 26 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
26 Aye 96 No
18 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 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 34 of 649
Participation
65.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
861
55.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
681
44.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
53
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
42 of 48 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 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 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
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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