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Steve Witherden vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 2 different votes 417 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
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
244
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
227
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API