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Matthew Pennycook vs Kerry McCarthy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,761 shared comparable votes.

1,755 same votes 6 different votes 1,761 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
148 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 233 shared votes
148 Aye 85 No
81 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
81 Aye 67 No
39 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
39 Aye 104 No
51 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 75 shared votes
51 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
108 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 39 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
148 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 233 shared votes
148 Aye 85 No
81 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
81 Aye 67 No
39 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
39 Aye 104 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
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API