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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 966 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 753 different votes 966 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
12 Aye 27 No
Education 67% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
44 Aye 72 No
Tax 47% aligned 116 shared votes
67 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 41% aligned 41 shared votes
8 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 13 No
Transport 38% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
81 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 109 shared votes
28 Aye 81 No
7 Aye 21 No
Energy 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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