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Matthew Pennycook vs Shivani Raja

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich
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Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Shivani Raja voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 320 different votes 328 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
24 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% 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
16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% 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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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