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Matt Bishop vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and David Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 6 different votes 246 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
33 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
33 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 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
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
636 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.6% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
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
97
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
140
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API