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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 231 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 227 different votes 231 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
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
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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

53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
72.2 %
same as average
Rank 381 of 649
306
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
568 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Appearances
74
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
41
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Contributions
103
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API