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Valerie Vaz vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,641 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,587 different votes 1,641 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
32 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 181 shared votes
69 Aye 112 No
31 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
82 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 151 shared votes
70 Aye 81 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 103 No
Migration 0% aligned 139 shared votes
103 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 39 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
41 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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