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Matt Western vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,479 shared comparable votes.

1,479 same votes 0 different votes 1,479 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
128 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
128 Aye 70 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
41 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
41 Aye 101 No
68 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
68 Aye 62 No
45 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
128 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
128 Aye 70 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
41 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
41 Aye 101 No
68 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
68 Aye 62 No
45 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
55.2% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
153
+64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
107
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
647
+492.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API