Compare

Shaun Davies vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Shaun Davies and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 2 different votes 343 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
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 650
421
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,417 eligible divisions
221
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,101
55.4% of votes cast
200
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
888
44.6% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
172
+77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
37
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
Contributions
786
+621.4 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£210,313
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£210,313
7% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
40
5 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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. 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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API