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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 87% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

1,178 same votes 177 different votes 1,355 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
38 Aye 103 No
Migration 98% aligned 141 shared votes
37 Aye 104 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 2 No
Education 63% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 23 No
Benefits 72% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
113 Aye 61 No
Tax 73% aligned 174 shared votes
118 Aye 56 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
838
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
399
+291.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£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
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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