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Stephen Kinnock vs Matt Bishop

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 0 different votes 257 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
42 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.4%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,792
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
1,013
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
779
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
443
+295.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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