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Matthew Pennycook vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Chris Philp voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,644 shared comparable votes.

94 same votes 1,550 different votes 1,644 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
24 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 180 shared votes
71 Aye 109 No
33 Aye 18 No
Energy 6% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
40 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
41 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 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
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
668
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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
209 of 211 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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