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Peter Swallow vs Matt Western

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


Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 1 different votes 336 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
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 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
74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
245
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
55.8% of votes cast
259
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
694
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

204
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
292
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Contributions
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25% below average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API