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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,335 shared comparable votes.

1,080 same votes 255 different votes 1,335 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 23 No
Energy 95% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
73 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 194 shared votes
71 Aye 123 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 21 No
Benefits 54% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 59% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
69 Aye 22 No
Migration 63% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 64% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 61 shared votes
19 Aye 42 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
62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
49.5 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
727
50.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
88
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
195 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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