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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Nigel Farage

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Nigel Farage voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 137 shared comparable votes.

134 same votes 3 different votes 137 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
14 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API