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Alison Hume vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 4 different votes 433 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
47 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
47 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 78% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
47 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
47 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
490
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,978
2,406 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,093
55.3% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.7% of votes cast
4
0.8% 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

105
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
156
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
129
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
680
+520.5 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API