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Matt Bishop vs Ms Stella Creasy

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
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Ms Stella Creasy
Lab Walthamstow

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Ms Stella Creasy voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 8 different votes 303 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
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,978
2,422 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,097
55.5% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
881
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
103
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
47
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Contributions
134
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 298 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
£2,866,314
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£290,682
29% above average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
69 of 71 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
NHS / Health
52 of 56 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 68 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
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
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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