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Chris Law vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Matt Bishop voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 96 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 59 different votes 96 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
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 21% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Contributions
45
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading 17 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API