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Cat Eccles vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Matt Bishop voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 7 different votes 220 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
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
636 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
163
47.5% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
180
52.5% of votes cast
10
2.7% 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

120
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
36
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
149
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
47
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
2
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 122 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
13 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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. 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
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