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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,553 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,502 different votes 1,553 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
17 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 30 No
Energy 4% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
66 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No
72 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 153 shared votes
81 Aye 72 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 120 No
Tax 0% aligned 195 shared votes
120 Aye 75 No
99 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
30 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 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 34 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,727
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
956
55.4 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
771
44.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
133
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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