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Jim Dickson vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 464 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 0 different votes 464 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
55 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
55 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
55 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
523
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
251
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
272
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

135
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
156
+74.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649
151
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
667
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,033
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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