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David Davis vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

David Davis and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 1,187 different votes 1,302 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
69 Aye 43 No
Migration 15% aligned 112 shared votes
32 Aye 80 No
27 Aye 33 No
Trade 15% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
46 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 99 shared votes
51 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 19 No
Defence 10% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 30 No
Benefits 10% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
720
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
819
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
93
6.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Appearances
156
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Contributions
667
+524.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
7
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

Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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