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Matt Bishop vs Mr Richard Holden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 202 different votes 207 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 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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 615 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API