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Matt Bishop vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Christine Jardine voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 152 different votes 181 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 6% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 7% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
310
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,111 eligible divisions
143
46.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
167
53.9% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

34
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
Appearances
141
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
45
-92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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