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Matt Bishop vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Paul Waugh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 3 different votes 311 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
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% 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
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API