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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Steve Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,323 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,284 different votes 1,323 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
13 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 23 No
Energy 8% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 22 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
67 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 124 No
Tax 0% aligned 192 shared votes
124 Aye 68 No
75 Aye 27 No
Migration 0% aligned 102 shared votes
27 Aye 75 No
20 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 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
61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,457
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
857
58.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
600
41.2 % 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
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
417
+283.7 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
61 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
65 of 89 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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 Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
No
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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