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Matt Bishop vs Jim Dickson

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 Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 1 different votes 297 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
306
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
563 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.2 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
261
51.8 % 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

32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
115
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API