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Liam Byrne vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,494 shared comparable votes.

1,489 same votes 5 different votes 1,494 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
131 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
131 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
60 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
131 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
60 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 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

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
2 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API