Matthew Pennycook
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 87%
- Debates contributed to
- 301
- Registered interests
- 1
- Declared value
- £10,000
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Matthew Pennycook, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, was elected in May 2015 and is in the longest serving 25% of MPs. He was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. Pennycook has cast 546 votes from 628 eligible divisions, achieving an 87% participation rate and ranking in the top 10% of MPs by voting participation. He has made 2,212 debate contributions across 301 debates, placing him in the top 25% of MPs by debate participation, and his top debate topics are Housing & Planning, Local Government, and Environment & Climate. He currently holds the government post of Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
546 / 628
86.94%
Ranked #59 of 655 MPs (91th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
301 / 12881
2212 total contributions
Ranked #76 of 655 MPs (89th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
1
£10,000.00
Ranked #461 of 655 MPs (30th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Matthew Pennycook is the Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Constituencies
- Greenwich and Woolwich May 2015 – present · 4 terms
Posts held
- Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Jul 2026 – present
- Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
- Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
- Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) Dec 2021 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Apr 2020 – Dec 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union) Oct 2016 – Sep 2019 · Opposition