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Matt Bishop vs Bradley Thomas

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 Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Bradley Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 252 different votes 257 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 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 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

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 185 of 650
306
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
563 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
45.8 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
247
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
141
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
225
+99.2 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£215,617
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,617
5 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
36 of 37 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 111 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API