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Adam Thompson vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 503 shared comparable votes.

503 same votes 0 different votes 503 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
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

92.4%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
573
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,978
2,406 eligible divisions
282
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,093
55.3% of votes cast
291
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.7% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
157
+64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
116
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
702
+540.0 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API