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Matt Bishop vs Shivani Raja

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Shivani Raja voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 193 different votes 199 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
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
38 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
13 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
13 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
45
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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 112 votes
#1
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API