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Matt Bishop vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
63
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
80
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API