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Richard Burgon vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,818 shared comparable votes.

1,772 same votes 46 different votes 1,818 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
151 Aye 87 No
Tax 100% aligned 238 shared votes
151 Aye 87 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
37 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
39 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 22 No
Benefits 88% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
45 Aye 28 No
Education 93% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 21 No
Energy 96% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
87 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 166 shared votes
89 Aye 77 No
21 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

79.9%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
1,936
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,994
2,422 eligible divisions
1,060
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,104
55.4% of votes cast
876
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
890
44.6% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
171
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
106
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
784
+617.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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