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Stephen Kinnock vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,601 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,550 different votes 1,601 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 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
38 Aye 35 No
Trade 4% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
113 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 182 shared votes
69 Aye 113 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
47 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 62 shared votes
15 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,010
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
773
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
356
+217.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
4
4 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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