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Matt Bishop vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 218 different votes 223 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 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
25 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
25 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

32
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API