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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr David Lammy

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
vs
Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 1,041 different votes 1,065 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
5 Aye 19 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
72 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 186 shared votes
111 Aye 75 No
51 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 107 shared votes
55 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 84 No
Tax 0% aligned 119 shared votes
84 Aye 35 No
42 Aye 25 No
Migration 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 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 40 of 647
Participation
49.1 %
24 % below average
Rank 622 of 647
2,071
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,146
2,333 eligible divisions
958
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
60.3 % of votes cast
1,113
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

132
+65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
61
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
134
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
772
+652.9 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
186 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 64 votes
#4
Defence
37 of 64 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
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