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Helen Hayes vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,776 shared comparable votes.

1,757 same votes 19 different votes 1,776 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
152 Aye 88 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
152 Aye 88 No
80 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 161 shared votes
80 Aye 81 No
40 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
40 Aye 107 No
37 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
46 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 179 shared votes
111 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
152 Aye 88 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
152 Aye 88 No
80 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 161 shared votes
80 Aye 81 No
40 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
40 Aye 107 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,897
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,965
2,387 eligible divisions
1,045
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,090
55.5% of votes cast
852
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
875
44.5% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Appearances
152
+66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
127
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
645
+496.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API