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Sarah Coombes vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 650
458
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,939
2,349 eligible divisions
230
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,076
55.5 % of votes cast
228
49.8 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
128
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
75
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
567
+441.5 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£164,149
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
5
4 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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