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Matt Bishop vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Esther McVey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 148 different votes 150 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

55.0 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 647
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
301
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
2,078 eligible divisions
139
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
45.8 % of votes cast
162
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
729
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Appearances
86
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
36
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 649
Contributions
102
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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

Energy
13 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Trade
3 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
52 of 64 votes
Tax
77 of 108 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Defence
18 of 27 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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