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Matt Bishop vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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 Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 4 different votes 256 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
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
636 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.0% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% 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
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
163
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
Education
44 of 50 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API