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Rachel Blake vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 2 different votes 433 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
252
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
237
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
87
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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