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Matt Bishop vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

258 same votes 3 different votes 261 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
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.7% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
235
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
215
+50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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