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Matt Bishop vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Chris Bloore voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 2 different votes 244 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
26 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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
71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.5% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% 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
112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
127
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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