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Matt Bishop vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 231 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 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 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
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 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
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Contributions
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API