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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,380 shared comparable votes.

1,343 same votes 37 different votes 1,380 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
63 Aye 118 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
63 Aye 118 No
35 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 167 shared votes
64 Aye 103 No
15 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 30 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
90 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 26 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
2,167 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
712
49.4% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
730
50.6% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
75
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
326
+159.6 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 189 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Trade
76 of 90 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Sept 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
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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