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Matt Bishop vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
990
55.6% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
791
44.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
65
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
73
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API