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Matt Bishop vs Edward Argar

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 240 different votes 245 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
25 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
25 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
306
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,120
2,349 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API