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Matthew Pennycook vs Ms Diane Abbott

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
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Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,436 shared comparable votes.

1,399 same votes 37 different votes 1,436 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
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 23 No
Benefits 84% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
838
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
399
+291.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
49 of 59 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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