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Matt Bishop vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 182 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 19 different votes 182 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
22 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 50% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
306
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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