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Matthew Pennycook vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Ben Lake voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,387 shared comparable votes.

1,196 same votes 191 different votes 1,387 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
93 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
93 Aye 68 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
39 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
39 Aye 104 No
Migration 97% aligned 143 shared votes
37 Aye 106 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 2 No
Education 63% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 72% aligned 177 shared votes
121 Aye 56 No
34 Aye 23 No
Benefits 72% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 78% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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