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Peter Swallow vs Ian Murray

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 Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 0 different votes 317 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
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
245
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
259
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

204
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Appearances
79
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
292
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25% below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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