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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Lincoln Jopp

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 Lincoln Jopp
Lincoln Jopp
Con Spelthorne

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Lincoln Jopp voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 0 different votes 284 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
22 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
153
41.6 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
215
58.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
180
+119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
330
+221.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£74,646
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£74,646
67 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
86 of 88 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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