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Matt Bishop vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 0 different votes 216 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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 615 of 649
Participation
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 649
312
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
595 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
176
46.7% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
201
53.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
65
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
45
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
547
+400.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 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
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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