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Matt Bishop vs Katrina 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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Katrina Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 2 different votes 252 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
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.6% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
88
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 427 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API