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Peter Dowd vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Peter Dowd and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,550 shared comparable votes.

1,547 same votes 3 different votes 1,550 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
145 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
145 Aye 92 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
70 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
70 Aye 81 No
36 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
36 Aye 55 No
45 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
145 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
145 Aye 92 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
70 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
70 Aye 81 No
36 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
36 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
915
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
718
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£243,077
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
1
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
63 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API