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Matt Bishop vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sarah Champion voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 0 different votes 216 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
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

52.4%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 426 of 649
312
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,381 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
54.4% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
763
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

34
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
53
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
45
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
92
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API