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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Rebecca Paul

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
28 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
78.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
43.1 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
235
56.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
65
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
101
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
86 of 88 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API