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Matthew Pennycook vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 602 shared comparable votes.

602 same votes 0 different votes 602 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
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
838
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

79
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
399
+290.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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