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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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Photograph of Robert Jenrick
Robert Jenrick
RUK Newark

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Robert Jenrick voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,589 shared comparable votes.

1,547 same votes 42 different votes 1,589 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
75 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
75 Aye 132 No
42 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 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
25 Aye 33 No
Transport 97% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 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

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,640
2,312 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
771
47.0 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
869
53.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
12 years, 0 months
Since 5 Jun 2014

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
67
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£2,291,846
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£331,672
47 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
68 of 87 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Housing
51 of 66 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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