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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Preet Kaur Gill

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
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Photograph of Preet Kaur Gill
Preet Kaur Gill
Lab Birmingham Edgbaston

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Preet Kaur Gill voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,349 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,314 different votes 1,349 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
19 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
63 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 125 shared votes
64 Aye 61 No
12 Aye 37 No
Education 2% aligned 49 shared votes
38 Aye 11 No
61 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 377 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,099 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
56.1 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
667
43.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
51
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
102
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£1,936,995
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£335,426
48 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 85 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 40 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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