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Matt Bishop vs Jo Stevens

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
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Photograph of Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Jo Stevens voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 0 different votes 240 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
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,376 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
54.6% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
801
45.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
41
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
172
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Education
77 of 96 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API