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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Nadia Whittome

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 Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Nadia Whittome voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 960 different votes 978 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
13 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 21 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
62 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 102 shared votes
41 Aye 61 No
94 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
28 Aye 94 No
43 Aye 79 No
Tax 0% aligned 122 shared votes
79 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
28 Aye 94 No
43 Aye 79 No
Tax 0% aligned 122 shared votes
79 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 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 35 of 649
Participation
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 472 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,106
1,643 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
570
51.5 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
536
48.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
26
2.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 469 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
£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,746
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
210 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
52 of 67 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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