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Matt Bishop vs Leigh Ingham

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 Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Leigh Ingham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 0 different votes 186 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
22 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 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 616 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
395
601 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
49.4% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
200
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
114
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Contributions
130
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£240,870
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£240,870
6% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Trade
7 of 10 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Tax
78 of 113 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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