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Lauren Edwards vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 480 shared comparable votes.

480 same votes 0 different votes 480 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
54 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
54 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
54 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

85.9%
14% above average
Rank 70 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
542
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,417 eligible divisions
267
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,101
55.4% of votes cast
275
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
888
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Appearances
173
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
64
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Contributions
787
+622.5 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 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: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API