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Darren Jones vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Matt Bishop voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 3 different votes 178 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
30 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

65.7%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 650
Participation
53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
1,424
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
636 eligible divisions
785
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
163
47.5% of votes cast
639
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
180
52.5% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
36
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
582
+415.6 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
Contributions
47
-119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
4
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
167 of 189 votes
#2
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 122 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 47 votes
#4
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
Trade
70 of 90 votes
#5
Energy
13 of 20 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
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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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