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Matthew Pennycook vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Matthew Pennycook and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,351 shared comparable votes.

1,102 same votes 249 different votes 1,351 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
90 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
90 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 97% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
40 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 11 No
Education 38% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
107 Aye 53 No
Tax 59% aligned 160 shared votes
91 Aye 69 No
24 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 64% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 165 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,903
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
838
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
399
+291.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£216,649
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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