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Matt Bishop vs Gareth Thomas

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
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Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 0 different votes 207 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
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

52.4%
20% below average
Rank 617 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
312
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,585
2,381 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
56.7% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
686
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

34
-51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
42
-43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
45
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Contributions
46
-102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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