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Christian Wakeford vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 0 different votes 272 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Appearances
34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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
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
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