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Al Carns vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 0 different votes 172 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
21 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
318
601 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
149
46.9% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
169
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
285
+135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#2
Tax
78 of 113 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#3
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API