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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sarah Owen

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 Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sarah Owen voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 896 different votes 915 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
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
50 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 103 shared votes
52 Aye 51 No
81 Aye 33 No
Migration 1% aligned 114 shared votes
32 Aye 82 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 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 35 of 649
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
565
51.5 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
532
48.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
48 of 50 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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