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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
Ind 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 1,436 shared comparable votes.

1,399 same votes 37 different votes 1,436 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

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
55.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
847
44.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
71
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
341
+227.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 647

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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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