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Andrew Western vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 629 shared comparable votes.

629 same votes 0 different votes 629 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
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
8
1 registered category
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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