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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 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 114 of 647
Participation
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 647
455
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,323 eligible divisions
230
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
55.7 % of votes cast
225
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
847
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 647
Appearances
71
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 647
157
+43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647
Contributions
341
+227.2 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 647

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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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