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Keir Mather vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 0 different votes 457 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
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
Participation
82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 648
552
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
275
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
277
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
Appearances
79
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 648
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
Contributions
399
+290.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % 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

Defence
23 of 23 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
49 of 51 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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