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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 1,220 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 1,190 different votes 1,220 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
12 Aye 23 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 30 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
55 Aye 104 No
Tax 3% aligned 159 shared votes
100 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 32 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 37 No
Education 0% aligned 51 shared votes
37 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

88.7%
17% above average
Rank 29 of 649
Participation
82.4%
11% above average
Rank 145 of 649
1,464
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,951
2,368 eligible divisions
713
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,082
55.5% of votes cast
751
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
869
44.5% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

203
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Appearances
144
+64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
240
+100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
595
+455.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
52 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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