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Matthew Pennycook vs James 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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

1,165 same votes 0 different votes 1,165 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
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

156
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
667
+524.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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