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Matt Bishop vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 0 different votes 214 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
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

52.4%
20% below average
Rank 617 of 650
Participation
70.1%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 650
312
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,668
2,381 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
924
55.4% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
62
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
45
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Contributions
416
+267.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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