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Peter Swallow vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 352 different votes 362 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
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
33 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
33 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 84 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
490
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,038
2,359 eligible divisions
241
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.8 % of votes cast
249
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,064
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

179
+102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Appearances
69
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
259
+123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
167
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£169,409
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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