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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Peter Kyle

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 Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Peter Kyle voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,353 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,316 different votes 1,353 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 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 27 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
66 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 124 shared votes
62 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 29 No
Trade 3% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 23 No
Defence 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
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 545 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,477
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
844
57.1 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
633
42.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % 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 474 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
208
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£262,107
16 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
60 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
122 of 169 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API