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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,608 shared comparable votes.

1,607 same votes 1 different votes 1,608 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
133 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
133 Aye 79 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
42 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
42 Aye 108 No
74 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
74 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
133 Aye 79 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
42 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
42 Aye 108 No
74 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
74 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
135
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
171
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
6
3 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API