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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Lisa Nandy

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 Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Lab Wigan

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Lisa Nandy voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 1,056 different votes 1,087 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
7 Aye 21 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
66 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
7 Aye 23 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 20 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 101 No
Tax 0% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 No
59 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 83 shared votes
24 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 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
51.3 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
60.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
483
40.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % 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
49
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
359
+225.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£2,770,534
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,365
4 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
163 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
42 of 71 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
36 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
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