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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,574 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,529 different votes 1,574 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 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 23 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
79 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 145 shared votes
67 Aye 78 No
6 Aye 29 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 26 No
Energy 2% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 36 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
23 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
55.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
780
44.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
63
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
59 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Education
78 of 96 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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