Portrait of Peter Swallow

Peter Swallow

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Bracknell · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 01344 918 198

Email: peter.swallow.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.8%
535 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
99.0%
100 meetings attended
Debate contributions
459
in the 7 year window
Written questions
30
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
7
current

Biography

Peter Swallow is the Labour MP for Bracknell, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bracknell4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
535

joint 87th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Peter Swallow voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 87.6%87.6%2026: 77.1%77.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236182 77.1%
2025322282 87.6%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631535 84.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
459
Written questions
30
Oral questions
48
Early day motions
10
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
100

joint 564th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Peter Swallow: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 7720252026: 19192026
Oral questions per year
Peter Swallow: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 5520242025: 171720252026: 26262026
Early day motions per year
Peter Swallow: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 7720252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 186 113 19 26 2 0 0
2025 208 134 7 17 7 1 0
2024 65 48 4 5 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance
Court of Referees Member 27 February 2025 – no published attendance
Education Committee Member 28 October 2025 46 of 47 97.9%
General Cemetery Bill [HL] Member 16 September 2025 – no published attendance
Human Rights (Joint Committee) Member 6 January 2025 54 of 54 100.0%
Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL] Member 25 June 2025 – no published attendance
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Member 17 December 2025 – no published attendance

493rd of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
459
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
295
distinct debates

257th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Peter Swallow: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502024: 656520242025: 20820820252026: 1861862026
Debates participated in per year
Peter Swallow: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 484820242025: 13413420252026: 1131132026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bracknell
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Court of Referees
    • – Joined Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL]
    • – Joined General Cemetery Bill [HL]
    • – Joined Education Committee
    • – Joined Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]
  3. 2026

    • – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Constituency: Bracknell

Bracknell constituency boundary
Area
46.8 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 784
Electorate
71,660 · turnout 61.2%
Postcode areas
GU15, GU46, GU47, RG12, RG40, RG42, RG45

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.