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Catherine West vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,665 shared comparable votes.

1,658 same votes 7 different votes 1,665 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
121 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
121 Aye 83 No
42 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
42 Aye 109 No
69 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
69 Aye 75 No
52 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
52 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
107 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
110 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 40 No
Trade 99% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
121 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
121 Aye 83 No
42 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
42 Aye 109 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,405 eligible divisions
958
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
55.2% of votes cast
817
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.8% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
153
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
63
-91.8 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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: New Clause 7 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API