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Matt Bishop vs David Baines

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and David Baines voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 4 different votes 264 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
49 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 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
67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
636 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
49.1% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
220
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
24
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
25
-142.1 vs Commons average
Rank 608 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API