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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Suella Braverman

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 Suella Braverman
Suella Braverman
RUK Fareham and Waterlooville

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Suella Braverman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,545 shared comparable votes.

1,515 same votes 30 different votes 1,545 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
78 Aye 137 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
78 Aye 137 No
37 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 33 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 34 No
Transport 96% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 27 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
73 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 193 shared votes
71 Aye 122 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,613
2,312 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
758
47.0 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
855
53.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
29
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,671,241
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£240,275
6 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No rebel
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sep 2023
Energy
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
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
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API