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Matt Bishop vs Dame Meg Hillier

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 4 different votes 261 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
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,422 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
997
56.0% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
782
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

36
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
156
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
281
+113.9 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API