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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.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,621 shared comparable votes.

1,620 same votes 1 different votes 1,621 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 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
131 Aye 86 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
73 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
73 Aye 77 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 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
131 Aye 86 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
73 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
73 Aye 77 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

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

109
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649
Appearances
135
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
418
+279.6 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Contributions
553
+414.6 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649

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
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API