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Matthew Pennycook vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 362 different votes 368 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 67 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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