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Matt Bishop vs Chris McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Chris McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 4 different votes 289 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
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 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
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.2% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% 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
95
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
415
+250.4 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API