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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 353 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 1 different votes 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
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 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 35 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API