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Matt Bishop vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 7 different votes 312 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
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
53 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 74% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
53 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
636 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.7% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
261
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
71
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
87
-80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API