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Matt Bishop vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Blair McDougall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 4 different votes 284 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
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
72.9%
1% above average
Rank 358 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
50.7% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
227
49.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
345
+180.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API