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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 361 different votes 373 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 649
2,092
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
573 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.1 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
231
46.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
1.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

135
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
58
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
142
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
71
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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