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Matt Bishop vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Emma Foody voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 111 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.9% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
45
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API