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Bambos Charalambous vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,310 shared comparable votes.

1,310 same votes 0 different votes 1,310 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
119 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
119 Aye 73 No
87 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
87 Aye 58 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
42 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
119 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
119 Aye 73 No
87 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
87 Aye 58 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
42 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,507
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
858
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
649
43.1 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

19
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
22
-116.3 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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