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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Tax	11 Mar 2026	No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Crime / Justice	10 Mar 2026	Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Crime / Justice	10 Mar 2026	No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 Education	9 Mar 2026	Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Democracy / Parliament	2 Mar 2026	No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Education	24 Feb 2026	No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Benefits	23 Feb 2026	Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Benefits	23 Feb 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