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Matt Bishop vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 230 different votes 236 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
45
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API