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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Tulip Siddiq

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 Tulip Siddiq
Tulip Siddiq
Lab Hampstead and Highgate

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Tulip Siddiq voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,422 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 1,397 different votes 1,422 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 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
77 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 145 shared votes
67 Aye 78 No
15 Aye 43 No
Education 2% aligned 58 shared votes
44 Aye 14 No
68 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 180 shared votes
109 Aye 71 No
85 Aye 34 No
Migration 1% aligned 119 shared votes
33 Aye 86 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 106 No
Tax 0% aligned 164 shared votes
106 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 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
67.6 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,361 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.9 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
50
-88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 495 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
£2,042,226
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,648
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 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
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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