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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sarah Bool voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
35 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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 32 of 649
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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