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Matt Bishop vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
602
759 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
308
51.2% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
294
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
45
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
75
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 427 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 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
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
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