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Matt Bishop vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 204 different votes 209 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
1 Aye 6 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 649
306
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
46.1 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
233
53.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Appearances
132
+56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
41
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Contributions
250
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
100 of 111 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API