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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Matt Bishop

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Matt Bishop voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 227 different votes 232 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
306
568 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
142
46.4 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
164
53.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
31
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
139
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Contributions
41
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
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
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
77 of 111 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API