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Tahir Ali vs Matthew Pennycook

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

1,171 same votes 4 different votes 1,175 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
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
39 Aye 88 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 128 shared votes
63 Aye 65 No
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
39 Aye 88 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
663
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
582
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
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

Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API