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Matthew Pennycook vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,646 shared comparable votes.

1,640 same votes 6 different votes 1,646 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
129 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
129 Aye 79 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
48 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
48 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
79 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 153 shared votes
78 Aye 75 No
109 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No
129 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
129 Aye 79 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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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