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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Robert Jenrick

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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Robert Jenrick
RUK Newark

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Robert Jenrick voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,598 shared comparable votes.

1,556 same votes 42 different votes 1,598 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
77 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
77 Aye 132 No
42 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 31 No
Housing 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 34 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 45 shared votes
11 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 97% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
68 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 187 shared votes
69 Aye 118 No
15 Aye 31 No
Benefits 98% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 38 No
Education 98% aligned 54 shared votes
17 Aye 37 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
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,650
2,361 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
774
46.9 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
876
53.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
12 years, 2 months
Since 5 Jun 2014

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
85
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£2,291,846
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£331,672
47 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
79 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
130 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No rebel
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
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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