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Matthew Pennycook vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,588 shared comparable votes.

1,585 same votes 3 different votes 1,588 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
137 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
137 Aye 78 No
83 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
83 Aye 77 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
34 Aye 82 No
50 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
137 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
137 Aye 78 No
83 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
83 Aye 77 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
34 Aye 82 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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