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Melanie Ward vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 14 different votes 429 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
61 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
482
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,994
2,422 eligible divisions
239
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,104
55.4% of votes cast
243
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
890
44.6% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

77
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
171
+74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
121
-47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
780
+611.8 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

#1
Housing
64 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API