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Peter Swallow vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 294 different votes 296 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 93 of 649
Participation
57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 649
490
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
241
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
46.0 % of votes cast
249
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
727
54.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

179
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Appearances
112
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
261
+122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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