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James Murray vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

James Murray and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,139 shared comparable votes.

1,139 same votes 0 different votes 1,139 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
105 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
40 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
40 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
Participation
82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 648
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
629
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
552
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
Appearances
79
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 648
219
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648
Contributions
399
+290.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
130 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Education
57 of 68 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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