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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 1,599 shared comparable votes.

1,597 same votes 2 different votes 1,599 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
71 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 No
43 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
43 Aye 101 No
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
44 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 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
71 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 No
43 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
43 Aye 101 No
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,688
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,405 eligible divisions
932
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
55.2% of votes cast
756
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
153
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
512
+357.2 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
647
+492.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API