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Matt Bishop vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 0 different votes 226 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
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
99
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
45
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
760
+613.1 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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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