Compare

Lee Barron vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Lee Barron and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 7 different votes 418 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
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 70% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 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

76.0%
4% above average
Rank 286 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 143 of 650
481
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,991
2,419 eligible divisions
226
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,103
55.4% of votes cast
255
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
888
44.6% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Appearances
172
+75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
55
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
786
+618.8 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£218,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£218,179
4% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
0
0 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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 68 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Tax
103 of 122 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API