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Peter Swallow vs Karin Smyth

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


Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 1 different votes 437 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
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
245
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
259
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

198
+115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
285
+141.5 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Contributions
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25% below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API