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Matt Bishop vs Sojan Joseph

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

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Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
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Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 4 different votes 320 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
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
90.0%
18% above average
Rank 19 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.6% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API