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Ms Diane Abbott vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,440 shared comparable votes.

1,400 same votes 40 different votes 1,440 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
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 84% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,994
2,422 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,104
55.4% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
890
44.6% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
171
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
784
+617.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 68 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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