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Rebecca Paul vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Rebecca Paul and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 337 different votes 344 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 16 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 1% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 650
Participation
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 650
439
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,344 eligible divisions
196
44.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,074
55.5 % of votes cast
243
55.4 % of votes cast
No votes
860
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

83
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
127
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
127
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Contributions
565
+441.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,847
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£124,847
45 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API