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Peter Swallow vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Peter Swallow
Peter Swallow
Lab Bracknell
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 5 different votes 219 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
27 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
13% above average
Rank 92 of 650
Participation
55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
263
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
277
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
541
40.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

225
+129.1 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
321
+153.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Contributions
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,409
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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

Housing
33 of 33 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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