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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 835 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 807 different votes 835 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
3 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
59 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
64 Aye 26 No
39 Aye 20 No
Migration 0% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 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 34 of 649
Participation
37.9 %
35 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,356 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
50
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
139
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
1,520
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 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
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Second Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
Draft Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019 27 Mar 2019
Education
Aye
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