Member of Parliament

Matt Bishop

Matt has voted in 52.9% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Matt has voted against the party's recorded majority 1 time.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 312 of 590 eligible divisions (52.9%). Commons average: 72.6%.

312

Total votes

145

Aye

167

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 145 / Noes 167

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Tax	21 Jan 2026	No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Defence	20 Jan 2026	Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Defence	20 Jan 2026	Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Defence	20 Jan 2026	Aye
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Crime / Justice	20 Jan 2026	Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025	14 Jan 2026	Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Tax	13 Jan 2026	Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities	7 Jan 2026	No
Opposition Day: Jury trials	7 Jan 2026	No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading Tax	17 Dec 2025	Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading Tax	16 Dec 2025	Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) Tax	16 Dec 2025	No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H Work / Employment	15 Dec 2025	Aye
Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer	10 Dec 2025	No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work	10 Dec 2025	Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

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

Highest topic participation

Tax 77/112 (69%)

Energy 13/20 (65%)

Democracy / Parliament 9/14 (64%)

Digital / Online Safety 7/11 (64%)

NHS / Health 7/11 (64%)

Lowest topic participation

Transport 11/29 (38%)

Work / Employment 17/39 (44%)

Housing 14/32 (44%)

Devolution / Local Government 11/24 (46%)

Education 23/50 (46%)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Matt Bishop voted in?

Matt Bishop has recorded votes in 312 of 590 eligible Commons divisions (52.9% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. 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