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Lewis Atkinson vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Lewis Atkinson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 482 shared comparable votes.

482 same votes 0 different votes 482 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
45 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
45 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
45 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
557
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,985
2,413 eligible divisions
282
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,100
55.4% of votes cast
275
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

90
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
165
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
122
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Contributions
741
+578.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£221,126
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£221,126
2% below 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 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
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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