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Greg Smith vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,197 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 1,168 different votes 1,197 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
10 Aye 23 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 30 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
53 Aye 104 No
Tax 3% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
70 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 131 shared votes
60 Aye 71 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 36 No
Education 0% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

89.0 %
16 % above average
Rank 36 of 647
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 154 of 647
1,437
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,923
2,333 eligible divisions
701
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,069
55.6 % of votes cast
736
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
854
44.4 % of votes cast
21
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

176
+109.0 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
Appearances
112
+45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 649
247
+127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Contributions
516
+396.9 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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