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Olivia Blake vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

1,155 same votes 10 different votes 1,165 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
99 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
99 Aye 59 No
44 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
44 Aye 64 No
44 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
40 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 125 shared votes
38 Aye 87 No
99 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
99 Aye 59 No
44 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
44 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
649
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
590
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
5
2 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

Education
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
53 of 64 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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