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Matthew Pennycook vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,215 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 1,186 different votes 1,215 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
25 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
100 Aye 59 No
Tax 3% aligned 159 shared votes
55 Aye 104 No
60 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 131 shared votes
70 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 51 shared votes
14 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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