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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,161 shared comparable votes.

1,129 same votes 32 different votes 1,161 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
55 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
55 Aye 97 No
33 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 14 No
Transport 97% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
85 Aye 35 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 25 No
Energy 98% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 33 No
Education 98% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
74.9%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,277
1,704 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
618
48.4% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
659
51.6% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
80
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
125
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API