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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Peter Dowd

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
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Peter Dowd voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,473 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,428 different votes 1,473 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 23 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
78 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 141 shared votes
65 Aye 76 No
19 Aye 30 No
Energy 4% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
65 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
8 Aye 25 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 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
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
29
-104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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