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Chris Elmore vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 0 different votes 239 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
817
45.1% 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
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
239
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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