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Shockat Adam vs Matthew Pennycook

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

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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
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Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 170 different votes 295 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
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 63% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 13% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
182
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
154
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Appearances
134
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Contributions
552
+414.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£230,874
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£230,874
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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