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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.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Andrew Snowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 2 different votes 309 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
28 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 379 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
183
43.2% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
241
56.8% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
136
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
174
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 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
£208,014
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£208,014
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API