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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr Adnan Hussain

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
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Mr Adnan Hussain
Ind Blackburn

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Adnan Hussain voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 115 different votes 250 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
6 Aye 16 No
Education 86% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 41 No
Tax 77% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 66% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 29% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 29% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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 35 of 649
Participation
55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 605 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
317
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
170
53.6 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
147
46.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

138
+60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
62
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
141
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
80
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£126,791
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£126,791
44 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
72 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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