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Matt Bishop vs Josh Babarinde

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

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Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
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Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Josh Babarinde voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 174 different votes 212 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

53.2 %
19 % below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
306
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
119
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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
£181,159
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,159
20 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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 111 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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