The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr Louie French

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 Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Louie French voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

903 same votes 12 different votes 915 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
60 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
60 Aye 58 No
46 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
46 Aye 69 No
28 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 28 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 22 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
89 Aye 31 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
86 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 36 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
12 Aye 35 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 35 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
988
1,231 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
497
50.3 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
491
49.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sep 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API