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Ruth Cadbury vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,673 shared comparable votes.

1,669 same votes 4 different votes 1,673 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
152 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 242 shared votes
152 Aye 90 No
68 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
68 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
42 Aye 93 No
34 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Energy 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
103 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
152 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 242 shared votes
152 Aye 90 No
68 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
68 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
42 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Appearances
135
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
77
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
553
+414.6 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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