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Catherine Atkinson vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Matt Bishop voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 4 different votes 283 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
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.9%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 650
Participation
53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
504
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
631 eligible divisions
257
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
162
47.6% of votes cast
247
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
178
52.4% of votes cast
15
3.0% 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

108
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
197
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
4
2 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Tax
85 of 121 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Housing
28 of 32 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API