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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Torcuil Crichton

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 Torcuil Crichton
Torcuil Crichton
Lab Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Torcuil Crichton voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 335 different votes 357 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
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 51 No
Tax 1% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 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 32 of 649
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.0% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
238
52.0% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£127,044
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£127,044
44% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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
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
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