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Matt Bishop vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sir Iain Duncan Smith 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 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
43 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
20 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
20 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
306
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
45.8 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

31
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Appearances
91
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
41
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Contributions
171
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API