Member of Parliament

Matt Bishop

Lab Labour Forest of Dean ID 5323

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 296 of 525 eligible divisions (56.4 %). Commons average: 73.2 %.

296

Total votes

138

Aye

158

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 138 / Noes 158

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Defence	2 Jun 2026	No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments Crime / Justice	14 Apr 2026	Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 Crime / Justice	14 Apr 2026	Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Crime / Justice	14 Apr 2026	Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Crime / Justice	14 Apr 2026	Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 Crime / Justice	14 Apr 2026	Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 Crime / Justice	14 Apr 2026	Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Crime / Justice	14 Apr 2026	Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Crime / Justice	25 Mar 2026	Aye
Opposition day: Student loans	18 Mar 2026	No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Education	18 Mar 2026	Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment	18 Mar 2026	Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Tax	11 Mar 2026	Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Tax	11 Mar 2026	No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Tax	11 Mar 2026	No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Energy 13/17 (76 %)

Trade 3/4 (75 %)

Migration 8/11 (73 %)

Tax 77/108 (71 %)

Defence 15/22 (68 %)

Lowest topic participation

Housing 14/31 (45 %)

Work / Employment 17/37 (46 %)

Education 23/49 (47 %)

Devolution / Local Government 11/23 (48 %)

Democracy / Parliament 5/10 (50 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Matt Bishop voted in?

Matt Bishop has recorded votes in 296 of 525 eligible Commons divisions (56.4 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.2 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Matt Bishop voted against their party?

Matt Bishop has voted against the party majority 1 times in the imported division data. Source