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Matthew Pennycook vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,594 shared comparable votes.

1,592 same votes 2 different votes 1,594 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
139 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
139 Aye 80 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
65 Aye 77 No
38 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
38 Aye 87 No
32 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
139 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
139 Aye 80 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
65 Aye 77 No
38 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
38 Aye 87 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % 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
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API