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Matthew Pennycook vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,720 shared comparable votes.

1,696 same votes 24 different votes 1,720 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
143 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 223 shared votes
143 Aye 80 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 21 No
Benefits 90% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 27 No
Housing 98% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
54 Aye 20 No
Education 99% aligned 74 shared votes
53 Aye 21 No
78 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 152 shared votes
76 Aye 76 No

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

Voting record

82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,965
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,388 eligible divisions
1,090
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
875
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

152
+65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
645
+494.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
117
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
66 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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