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Ashley Dalton vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 554 shared comparable votes.

549 same votes 5 different votes 554 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
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
602
957 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,405 eligible divisions
280
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
55.2% of votes cast
322
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.8% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Appearances
153
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
106
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Contributions
647
+490.4 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
1
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

NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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