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Rebecca Smith vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 296 different votes 303 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
1 Aye 8 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 650
Participation
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 650
393
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,939
2,349 eligible divisions
185
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,076
55.5 % of votes cast
208
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
863
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Appearances
129
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
228
+102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
568
+442.7 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
10
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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