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Matt Bishop vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 0 different votes 169 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
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,537
2,387 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
57.1% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
660
42.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
35
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Contributions
483
+333.9 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Tax
78 of 113 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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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