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Ed Miliband vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,270 same votes 0 different votes 1,270 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
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
95 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
95 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
26 Aye 103 No
39 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
39 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
95 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
95 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
26 Aye 103 No
39 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
39 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
662
+516.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Contributions
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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