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Chris Murray vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Chris Murray and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
Participation
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 650
445
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,939
2,349 eligible divisions
218
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,076
55.5 % of votes cast
227
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
863
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
129
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
44
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Contributions
568
+441.8 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,520
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£194,520
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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