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Matt Bishop vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 0 different votes 261 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
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.4% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.6% 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
53
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
94
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API