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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Rebecca Harris

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 Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Harris
Con Castle Point

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Rebecca Harris voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 2,017 shared comparable votes.

1,978 same votes 39 different votes 2,017 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
99 Aye 161 No
Tax 100% aligned 260 shared votes
99 Aye 161 No
43 Aye 45 No
Trade 100% aligned 88 shared votes
43 Aye 45 No
37 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 34 No
Housing 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
80 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 205 shared votes
82 Aye 123 No
34 Aye 39 No
Transport 97% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
116 Aye 41 No
Migration 98% aligned 157 shared votes
113 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 34 No
Energy 98% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
89.9%
18% above average
Rank 20 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,173
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
47.7% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,136
52.3% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
0
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 647 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
0
-164.6 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,101,568
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£211,006
7% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
165 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
89 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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