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Jeff Smith vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 0 different votes 283 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
863
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
8
0.4% 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

55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Appearances
34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
71
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
4
2 registered categories
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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
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
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
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