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Dr Simon Opher vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

434 same votes 7 different votes 441 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
54 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
54 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 70% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
54 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
54 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

80.6%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 143 of 650
510
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,991
2,419 eligible divisions
244
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,103
55.4% of votes cast
266
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
888
44.6% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
172
+77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
786
+621.4 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£204,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
10
5 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API