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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 1,633 shared comparable votes.

1,626 same votes 7 different votes 1,633 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 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
121 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
42 Aye 109 No
68 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
68 Aye 72 No
52 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
52 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 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
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
121 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
121 Aye 82 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

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
943
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
790
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % 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

44
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Appearances
135
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
52
-86.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 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

£2,012,777
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 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
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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