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Matt Bishop vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 7 different votes 269 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
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 95% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
116
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
47
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Contributions
160
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API