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Liz Kendall vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,466 shared comparable votes.

1,463 same votes 3 different votes 1,466 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
124 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
124 Aye 69 No
112 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
41 Aye 84 No
54 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
54 Aye 68 No
32 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
124 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
124 Aye 69 No
112 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
41 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
41 Aye 84 No
54 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
54 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
875
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
655
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
526
+380.1 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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