The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Lucy Powell vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,493 shared comparable votes.

1,492 same votes 1 different votes 1,493 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
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
67 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
67 Aye 74 No
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
27 Aye 90 No
50 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
50 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
131 Aye 68 No
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
67 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
67 Aye 74 No
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
27 Aye 90 No
50 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
50 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
14
5 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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
51 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API