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Matt Bishop vs Rachel Blake

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Rachel Blake voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 1 different votes 264 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
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.5% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
237
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
68
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
89
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API