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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 581 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 563 different votes 581 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 7 No
Transport 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 20 No
Migration 2% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

133
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
139
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
184
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
27 of 29 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
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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