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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Tristan Osborne

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 Tristan Osborne
Tristan Osborne
Lab Chatham and Aylesford

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Tristan Osborne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 401 different votes 410 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 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 35 of 649
Participation
93.2 %
21 % above average
Rank 8 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
274
51.1 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
262
48.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
48
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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
£200,007
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£200,007
12 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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