Voting Record — Matthew Pennycook MP, Greenwich and Woolwich (25379)

Matthew Pennycook is currently Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government),

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 Jul 2024 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 13, 0.0% 13 votes out of 15, 86.7% 0 times
13 Dec 2019 30 May 2024 Lab 0 votes out of 870, 0.0% 870 votes out of 1069, 81.4% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 1 vote out of 388, 0.3% 388 votes out of 463, 83.8% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 1 vote out of 347, 0.3% 347 votes out of 467, 74.3% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectMatthew PennycookLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
9 Jul 2024Became Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government),
9 Jul 2024Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities),
6 Jul 2024Became Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities),
HouseDateSubjectMatthew PennycookLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024Stopped being Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government),
30 Jan 2024Stopped being Member, Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Committee
10 Jan 2024Became Member, Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Committee
28 Nov 2023Stopped being Member, Renters (Reform) Bill Committee
8 Nov 2023Became Member, Renters (Reform) Bill Committee
29 Nov 2022Stopped being Member, Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] Committee
23 Nov 2022Became Member, Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] Committee
20 Oct 2022Stopped being Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee
15 Jun 2022Became Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee
4 Dec 2021Became Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government),
4 Dec 2021Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
25 Nov 2021Stopped being Member, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee
9 Nov 2021Became Member, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee
11 May 2020Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
10 Apr 2020Became Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
HouseDateSubjectMatthew PennycookLab VoteRôle
25 Sep 2019Stopped being Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union),
Commons25 Jun 2018National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectMatthew PennycookLab VoteRôle
17 Oct 2016Stopped being Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee
9 Oct 2016Became Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union),
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
8 Jul 2015Became Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
7% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
87% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76% Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
5% Asylum System - More strict
21% Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
1% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
17% Delegate more powers to government ministers
0% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100% Do more to help refugees inclding children
94% Easier access to abortion
59% Employment rights
21% Encourage and incentivise saving
71% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
100% Environmental water quality
20% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75% European Union Integration - For
0% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100% Fire Safety
67% Fixed Term Parliaments
62% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25% Free Market Within United Kingdom
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
67% Further devolution to Scotland
80% Further devolution to Wales
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
0% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
91% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
63% HS2 - In Favour
100% Human Rights and Equality
76% Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
0% Increase Air Passenger Duty
44% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0% Increase the state pension age
50% Increase VAT
80% Inheritance Tax
50% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75% Mass Retention of Communications Data
58% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
82% More powers for local councils
100% More restrictive planning laws
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
92% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
100% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
15% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
27% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33% Reducing the number of MPs - for
76% Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
69% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Regulate letting agent fees
0% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
69% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
84% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
0% Schools - Greater Autonomy
98% State control of bus services
93% Stop climate change
76% Support current and former armed service members
0% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7% Termination of pregnancy - against
11% Tougher on illegal immigration
0% Trade Unions - Restrict
63% Trident replacement - In favour
0% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83% Voting age - Reduce to 16
50% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
83% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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