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Esther McVey vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Matt Bishop voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 148 different votes 150 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
Participation
55.9 %
17 % below average
Rank 602 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
300
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
139
46.3 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
161
53.7 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
29
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
36
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Tax
77 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API