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Matthew Pennycook vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,744 shared comparable votes.

1,744 same votes 0 different votes 1,744 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
131 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
131 Aye 79 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
84 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
84 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
42 Aye 110 No
56 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
131 Aye 79 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
84 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
84 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
42 Aye 110 No
56 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% 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
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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