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Matt Bishop vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 198 different votes 203 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
306
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
568 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.7 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
212
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Appearances
133
+57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
41
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Contributions
242
+108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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