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Mary Kelly Foy vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,072 shared comparable votes.

1,042 same votes 30 different votes 1,072 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
100 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
100 Aye 41 No
37 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
37 Aye 82 No
31 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 23 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 106 shared votes
42 Aye 64 No
42 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 58 shared votes
43 Aye 15 No
100 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
100 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,994
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,104
55.4% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
890
44.6% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
171
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
784
+617.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
0
0 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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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