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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ms Nusrat Ghani

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 Nusrat Ghani
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Con Sussex Weald

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ms Nusrat Ghani voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,376 shared comparable votes.

1,341 same votes 35 different votes 1,376 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 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
60 Aye 93 No
16 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 25 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 18 No
Energy 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 89% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 39 No
Trade 95% aligned 80 shared votes
39 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
95 Aye 35 No
Migration 98% aligned 130 shared votes
92 Aye 38 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
58.8%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,425
2,422 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
47.4% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
749
52.6% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.9% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
547
+451.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
0
-166.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 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
£2,016,414
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£285,785
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Trade
81 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 60 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
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
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h) 22 Jul 2024
Aye
No
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 91 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
No
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 59 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
No
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 44 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 8 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 8 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 104 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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