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Stephen Doughty vs Sir Desmond Swayne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,435 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,378 different votes 1,435 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
14 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 15 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
66 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 127 shared votes
63 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 61 No
Tax 0% aligned 173 shared votes
61 Aye 112 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
82 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
177 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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