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Alan Strickland vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Matt Bishop voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 4 different votes 321 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
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
Participation
53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
559
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
631 eligible divisions
280
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
162
47.6% of votes cast
279
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
178
52.4% of votes cast
12
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Contributions
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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

Transport
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Tax
85 of 121 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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