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Matt Bishop vs Marie Goldman

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
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Marie Goldman
LD Chelmsford

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Marie Goldman voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 182 different votes 225 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 405 of 649
306
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
575 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
53.3 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
191
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£150,033
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,033
34 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

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
8 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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