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Matthew Pennycook vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 672 shared comparable votes.

671 same votes 1 different votes 672 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
59 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
59 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
59 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
870
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

155
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
666
+523.8 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API