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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Robin Swann

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Robin Swann voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 60 different votes 331 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
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 97% aligned 74 shared votes
33 Aye 41 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 88% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 64% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 77% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 77% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 650
421
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
620 eligible divisions
222
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
54.4% of votes cast
199
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
213
45.6% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
135
+42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
173
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 114 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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