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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.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,567 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,515 different votes 1,567 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
19 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 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
100 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 133 shared votes
33 Aye 100 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 32 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 347 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.1% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
783
44.9% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

148
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
102
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
7
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
89 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API