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Charlotte Nichols vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Charlotte Nichols and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,207 shared comparable votes.

1,207 same votes 0 different votes 1,207 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
106 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
106 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
58 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
58 Aye 64 No
43 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
106 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
58 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
58 Aye 64 No
43 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
653
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
615
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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

£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£305,109
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
49 of 53 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Energy
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 70 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
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
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