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Matthew Pennycook vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Ed Davey voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,121 shared comparable votes.

921 same votes 200 different votes 1,121 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
36 Aye 69 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
37 Aye 68 No
22 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 13 No
Education 36% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 56% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
90 Aye 46 No
Tax 67% aligned 136 shared votes
87 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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