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Matt Bishop vs Chris Law

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
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Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Chris Law voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 92 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 58 different votes 92 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 14 No
Tax 21% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 650
306
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,349 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading 17 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API