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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Peter Fortune

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Peter Fortune voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 1 different votes 378 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
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
44.1% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
238
55.9% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
123
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
148
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 62 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API