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Matthew Pennycook vs Ed Miliband

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 Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,259 shared comparable votes.

1,259 same votes 0 different votes 1,259 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
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
95 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
95 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
25 Aye 102 No
39 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
39 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
95 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
95 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
25 Aye 102 No
39 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
39 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 648
Participation
55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.3 % of votes cast
838
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

79
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 648
Appearances
43
-17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 648
399
+290.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
Contributions
495
+386.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 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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