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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,073 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,040 different votes 1,073 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
15 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 19 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 12 No
Transport 3% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
94 Aye 35 No
Migration 1% aligned 129 shared votes
34 Aye 95 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 39 No
Education 0% aligned 50 shared votes
39 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 282 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,636 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
668
53.6 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
13
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
13
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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