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Matt Bishop vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 0 different votes 159 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 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
78 of 113 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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