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Matt Bishop vs Sarah Gibson

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 Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 155 different votes 190 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

53.2 %
19 % below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
306
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
52.8 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Tax
77 of 111 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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