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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 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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
24 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
24 Aye 42 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
24 Aye 42 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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 32 of 649
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 454 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
173
42.8% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
231
57.2% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
205
+121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
333
+187.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 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
£74,646
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£74,646
67% below 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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