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Peter Swallow vs Michael Payne

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


Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 1 different votes 402 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
245
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
259
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

198
+115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
285
+141.5 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API