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Mr Toby Perkins vs Matthew Pennycook

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

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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
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Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,646 shared comparable votes.

1,640 same votes 6 different votes 1,646 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
129 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
129 Aye 79 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
48 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
48 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
78 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 153 shared votes
79 Aye 74 No
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
129 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
129 Aye 79 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
959
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
774
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 649
Appearances
135
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
146
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
553
+414.6 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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