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Matthew Pennycook vs Colum Eastwood

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
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 806 shared comparable votes.

771 same votes 35 different votes 806 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
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 80% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
68 Aye 24 No
Tax 93% aligned 92 shared votes
64 Aye 28 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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