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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr Andrew Snowden

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 Andrew Snowden
Con Fylde

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Andrew Snowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 2 different votes 267 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
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 413 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
152
40.6 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
222
59.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
76
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£208,014
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,014
8 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
19 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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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