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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Lucy Powell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,349 different votes 1,392 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 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
64 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 129 shared votes
64 Aye 65 No
8 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 24 No
Energy 3% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 117 No
Tax 0% aligned 179 shared votes
117 Aye 62 No
32 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,548
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
872
56.3 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
676
43.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
146
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
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
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
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
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API