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Peter Swallow vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

85.4%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
245
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
259
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

204
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Appearances
43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
292
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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