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Matthew Pennycook vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 0 different votes 457 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
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
732 eligible divisions
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.8 % of votes cast
838
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
277
50.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

79
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
399
+290.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
Contributions
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
23 of 23 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Education
49 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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