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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 438 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 0 different votes 438 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

92.7 %
20 % above average
Rank 12 of 647
Participation
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 647
494
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,319 eligible divisions
250
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,066
55.8 % of votes cast
244
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
844
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
Appearances
72
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 647
72
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 647
Contributions
344
+231.3 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 647

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
4
1 registered category
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API