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Ed Davey vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

920 same votes 200 different votes 1,120 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 68 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
36 Aye 69 No
24 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Education 36% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 15 No
Housing 56% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
87 Aye 49 No
Tax 67% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
11 Aye 30 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
Participation
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,267
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,344 eligible divisions
711
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,074
55.5 % of votes cast
556
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
860
44.5 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
127
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
565
+441.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
11
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
170 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Transport
55 of 85 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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