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Matt Bishop vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 0 different votes 189 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
17 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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 616 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,387 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
54.2% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
805
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
49
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Contributions
60
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 479 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Trade
7 of 10 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Tax
78 of 113 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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