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Sir Julian Smith vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,538 shared comparable votes.

82 same votes 1,456 different votes 1,538 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
18 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
60 Aye 88 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 148 shared votes
92 Aye 56 No
20 Aye 30 No
Energy 6% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 37 No
Benefits 4% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
79 Aye 139 No
Tax 1% aligned 218 shared votes
136 Aye 82 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
668
+524.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
5
5 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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