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Matthew Pennycook vs Jeremy Corbyn

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
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Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,386 shared comparable votes.

1,247 same votes 139 different votes 1,386 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 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 105 No
Migration 97% aligned 135 shared votes
30 Aye 105 No
23 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 13 No
Education 69% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 20 No
Housing 73% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 22 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 78% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 12 No
Energy 85% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 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
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.5 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
657
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
130
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
183
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No rebel
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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