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Gareth Thomas vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,486 shared comparable votes.

1,484 same votes 2 different votes 1,486 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
132 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
132 Aye 69 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
64 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
64 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
132 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
132 Aye 69 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
64 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
64 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API