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Peter Swallow vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

86.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 650
481
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
558 eligible divisions
235
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.1 % of votes cast
246
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
243
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
204
+79.2 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API