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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Lilian Greenwood

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 Lilian Greenwood
Lilian Greenwood
Lab Nottingham South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Lilian Greenwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,531 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,481 different votes 1,531 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
15 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 28 No
Energy 4% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
73 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 143 shared votes
72 Aye 71 No
12 Aye 25 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,761
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
946
53.7 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
815
46.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
44
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
132
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£2,943,203
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,976
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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 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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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