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Sir Keir Starmer vs Matthew Pennycook

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 868 shared comparable votes.

867 same votes 1 different votes 868 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
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
68 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
42 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
102 Aye 59 No
68 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
42 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
55.7 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
847
44.3 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
71
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
341
+227.2 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
15
3 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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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