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Karin Smyth vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,649 shared comparable votes.

1,648 same votes 1 different votes 1,649 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
131 Aye 87 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
131 Aye 87 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
74 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
74 Aye 80 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
35 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 87 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
131 Aye 87 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
74 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
74 Aye 80 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
35 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,405 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
55.2% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

117
+28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
153
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
436
+281.2 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
647
+492.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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