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Matthew Pennycook vs Becky Gittins

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
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Photograph of Becky Gittins
Becky Gittins
Lab Clwyd East

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Becky Gittins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 0 different votes 448 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
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 92 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
590 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.4% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
249
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
668
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,132
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£187,132
17% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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