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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,638 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,584 different votes 1,638 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
21 Aye 30 No
Energy 4% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
69 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
8 Aye 30 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
70 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 151 shared votes
82 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 36 No
Migration 0% aligned 138 shared votes
36 Aye 102 No
39 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
56.5 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
31
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
15
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
67 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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