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Heidi Alexander vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 614 shared comparable votes.

611 same votes 3 different votes 614 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
61 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
61 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 11 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 60 shared votes
52 Aye 8 No
61 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
61 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 539 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
392
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,978
2,406 eligible divisions
185
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,093
55.3% of votes cast
207
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
157
+64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
546
+384.0 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
702
+540.0 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Transport
26 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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