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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Paul Waugh voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 371 different votes 393 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
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 30% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 1% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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 32 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API