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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 911 different votes 943 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
14 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 109 shared votes
58 Aye 51 No
66 Aye 30 No
Migration 1% aligned 96 shared votes
29 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 302 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,638 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
53.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

133
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
5
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
139
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
5
-129.0 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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