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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 0 different votes 330 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
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
179
48.0% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
159
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
218
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
670
+524.3 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
0
0 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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
23 of 32 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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