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Michael Payne vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 0 different votes 397 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
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
452
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
233
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
219
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
Appearances
157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Contributions
668
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,868
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
11
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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