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Matthew Pennycook vs Peter Fortune

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
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Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Peter Fortune voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 358 different votes 366 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 649
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
575 eligible divisions
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
43.6 % of votes cast
864
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
234
56.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
121
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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