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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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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Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 39 different votes 224 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
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 38 No
Tax 95% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
58.7 %
14 % below average
Rank 587 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
309
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
157
50.8 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
152
49.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
34
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
48
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£194,347
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,347
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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