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Matthew Pennycook vs Ian Murray

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 Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,585 shared comparable votes.

1,577 same votes 8 different votes 1,585 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
125 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
125 Aye 65 No
79 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
79 Aye 80 No
39 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
39 Aye 110 No
48 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
48 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 12 No
Energy 98% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
108 Aye 73 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
125 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
125 Aye 65 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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