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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Tahir Ali voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,083 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 1,058 different votes 1,083 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
15 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 20 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
61 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 127 shared votes
63 Aye 64 No
83 Aye 36 No
Migration 1% aligned 119 shared votes
35 Aye 84 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 93 No
Tax 0% aligned 144 shared votes
93 Aye 51 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 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 35 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.3 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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