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Matt Bishop vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 214 different votes 218 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
21 Aye 42 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
21 Aye 42 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 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
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
306
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
47.7 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 649
Appearances
44
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
41
-91.0 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Contributions
67
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API