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Matt Bishop vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 3 different votes 287 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
49 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
49 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 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
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% 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
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API