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Josh MacAlister vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 0 different votes 433 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
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
241
49.8% 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

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
668
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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