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Matt Bishop vs Sean Woodcock

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 Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sean Woodcock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 5 different votes 331 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
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
93.6%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 650
343
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
595
636 eligible divisions
163
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
299
50.3% of votes cast
180
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
296
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
90
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
111
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47% below average
5
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Tax
85 of 122 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Benefits
21 of 32 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API