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Matthew Pennycook vs Chris Law

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 Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Chris Law voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 100 different votes 1,028 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
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 7 No
Energy 64% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
110 Aye 53 No
Tax 72% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 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
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
547
44.9 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
196 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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