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Matthew Pennycook vs Chris Kane

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 Chris Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
221
49.4% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.6% 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
54
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
668
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
71
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
14 of 14 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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