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Alison McGovern vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,569 shared comparable votes.

1,567 same votes 2 different votes 1,569 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
129 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
129 Aye 76 No
43 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
43 Aye 101 No
70 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
70 Aye 72 No
44 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
104 Aye 64 No
129 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
129 Aye 76 No
43 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
43 Aye 101 No
70 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
70 Aye 72 No
44 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Appearances
134
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
446
+308.2 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
Contributions
552
+414.2 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API