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Mr Bayo Alaba vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Mr Bayo Alaba and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 9 different votes 365 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
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

69.4%
3% below average
Rank 440 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
404
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,951
2,368 eligible divisions
207
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,082
55.5% of votes cast
197
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
869
44.5% of votes cast
9
2.2% 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

42
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
144
+64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
48
-91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Contributions
595
+455.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£178,644
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£178,644
21% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API