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Matt Bishop vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 0 different votes 235 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
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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 615 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
243
+95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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