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Matt Bishop vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 150 different votes 152 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
31 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
73.3 %
same as average
Rank 352 of 647
301
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,333 eligible divisions
139
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
48.8 % of votes cast
162
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
876
51.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 647
Appearances
11
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 647
36
-82.1 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 647
Contributions
20
-98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
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

Energy
13 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Trade
3 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Tax
77 of 108 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
18 of 27 votes
#5
Energy
52 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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