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Matt Bishop vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 0 different votes 257 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
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
7
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
7
-140.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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