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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.

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Matt Bishop voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 238 different votes 243 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
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
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
Participation
53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
411
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
306
568 eligible divisions
174
42.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
142
46.4 % of votes cast
237
57.7 % of votes cast
No votes
164
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Appearances
32
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649
100
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Contributions
42
-88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
14
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
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Tax
77 of 111 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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