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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.


Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,595 shared comparable votes.

1,592 same votes 3 different votes 1,595 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

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£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
63 of 67 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API