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Catherine Fookes vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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
38 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
241
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
231
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% 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

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
111
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
4
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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