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Matt Bishop vs Sarah Jones

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 Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sarah Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 173 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 0 different votes 173 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
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 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 616 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,423
2,132 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
792
55.7% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
631
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
99
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Contributions
583
+433.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Trade
7 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Tax
78 of 113 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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