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Sarah Edwards vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 0 different votes 437 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
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Tax
97 of 138 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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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