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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Yasmin Qureshi

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 Yasmin Qureshi
Yasmin Qureshi
Lab Bolton South and Walkden

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Yasmin Qureshi voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,388 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,350 different votes 1,388 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
10 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
67 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 176 shared votes
109 Aye 67 No
63 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 121 shared votes
58 Aye 63 No
99 Aye 35 No
Migration 1% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
66 Aye 113 No
Tax 1% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
30 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 34 of 649
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,531
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
859
56.1 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
672
43.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % 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
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
92
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,976,673
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£315,870
40 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Housing
57 of 66 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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