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Jeff Smith vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,460 shared comparable votes.

1,455 same votes 5 different votes 1,460 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
124 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
124 Aye 78 No
30 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 No
62 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
62 Aye 66 No
38 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 111 shared votes
80 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 19 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
124 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
124 Aye 78 No
30 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 No
62 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
62 Aye 66 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 209 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
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
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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