Compare

Jess Phillips vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 0 different votes 209 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
28 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 650
Participation
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 617 of 650
1,650
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
595 eligible divisions
945
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
705
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

58
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
34
-51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
232
+83.4 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Contributions
45
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
10
3 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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API