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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,607 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 1,551 different votes 1,607 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
16 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 29 No
Energy 4% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 36 No
Trade 4% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 130 No
Tax 0% aligned 203 shared votes
130 Aye 73 No
22 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 33 No
Housing 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 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 34 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
56.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
43
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
75
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
66 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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