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Matt Bishop vs Steve Yemm

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 Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 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
93.4%
21% above average
Rank 6 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
51.0% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
270
49.0% 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
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
45
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
105
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£179,690
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£179,690
21% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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