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Matt Bishop vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 0 different votes 237 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
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% 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
70
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
197
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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
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