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Matt Bishop vs Jessica Morden

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 Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Jessica Morden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 0 different votes 262 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
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,376 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
55.4% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
828
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
63
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
63
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 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
£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£297,501
32% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
154 of 171 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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