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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Richard Burgon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,708 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,641 different votes 1,708 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
22 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 47 No
Education 6% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 29 No
Benefits 4% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
70 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
73 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 159 shared votes
89 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 78 shared votes
38 Aye 40 No
35 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 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 32 of 649
Participation
80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
861
45.2% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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