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Sarah Bool vs Matt Bishop

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Matt Bishop voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 243 different votes 249 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
32
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API