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Peter Swallow vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 1 different votes 444 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
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

85.4%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
245
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
259
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

198
+115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
Appearances
157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
285
+141.5 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Contributions
668
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£169,409
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API