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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,402 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 1,185 different votes 1,402 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
16 Aye 36 No
Education 50% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
58 Aye 124 No
Tax 32% aligned 182 shared votes
108 Aye 74 No
25 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 24 No
Defence 22% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
68 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 180 shared votes
108 Aye 72 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 52 shared votes
34 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 32 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 649
2,099
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,585
2,366 eligible divisions
971
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.4% of votes cast
1,128
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.6% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

138
+59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
72
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
147
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
119
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
191 of 211 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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