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Matt Bishop vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 158 different votes 161 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
306
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
739
46.7 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
842
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
41
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Contributions
59
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API