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Kate Osborne vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 14 different votes 1,003 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
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
32 Aye 97 No
43 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
43 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 16 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
32 Aye 97 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,065
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
548
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
517
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

7
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
7
-138.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Contributions
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
3 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
35 of 41 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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