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Alex Baker vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Alex Baker and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 13 different votes 425 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 309 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
477
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,994
2,422 eligible divisions
253
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,104
55.4% of votes cast
224
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
890
44.6% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
171
+74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
108
-60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
780
+611.8 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,028
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£175,028
23% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
2
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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 68 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API