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Ian Byrne vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,134 same votes 28 different votes 1,162 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
102 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
102 Aye 52 No
29 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 18 No
Benefits 84% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
44 Aye 16 No
Education 95% aligned 60 shared votes
45 Aye 15 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 122 shared votes
58 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 127 shared votes
38 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,101
55.4% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
888
44.6% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
172
+77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
786
+621.4 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API