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Matt Bishop vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 145 different votes 147 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
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.0 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 647
Participation
66.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
301
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,547
2,333 eligible divisions
139
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
723
46.7 % of votes cast
162
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
Appearances
4
-63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
36
-83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 649
Contributions
9
-110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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

Energy
13 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Trade
3 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Tax
77 of 108 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Defence
18 of 27 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API