The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Cat Smith vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,619 shared comparable votes.

1,614 same votes 5 different votes 1,619 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
123 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
123 Aye 74 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
72 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
72 Aye 79 No
38 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 145 shared votes
38 Aye 107 No
32 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
123 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
123 Aye 74 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
72 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
72 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
135
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
25
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
553
+414.6 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API