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Al Carns vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

275 same votes 0 different votes 275 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
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

52.8 %
20 % below average
Rank 616 of 650
Participation
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 650
297
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,939
2,349 eligible divisions
141
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,076
55.5 % of votes cast
156
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
863
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
130
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
309
+183.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
569
+443.2 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
3 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API