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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,849 shared comparable votes.

1,819 same votes 30 different votes 1,849 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
100 Aye 154 No
Tax 100% aligned 254 shared votes
100 Aye 154 No
73 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 196 shared votes
73 Aye 123 No
38 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
38 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 47 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
18 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
112 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 149 shared votes
109 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 30 No
Energy 98% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
87 Aye 93 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 180 shared votes
89 Aye 91 No
100 Aye 154 No
Tax 100% aligned 254 shared votes
100 Aye 154 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
921
47.6% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,013
52.4% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
43
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£252,269
12% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
197 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No rebel
Aye
No rebel
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API