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Peter Swallow vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 2 different votes 410 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
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 71 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
486
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,349 eligible divisions
237
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
56.1 % of votes cast
249
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

164
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Appearances
66
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
243
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API