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Matthew Pennycook vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,608 shared comparable votes.

1,607 same votes 1 different votes 1,608 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
133 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
133 Aye 79 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
42 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
42 Aye 108 No
74 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
74 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
133 Aye 79 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
42 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
42 Aye 108 No
74 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
74 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
949
56.0 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API