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
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Tax	2 Dec 2025	Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 Devolution / Local Government	25 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 Devolution / Local Government	24 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 Devolution / Local Government	24 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 Devolution / Local Government	24 Nov 2025	No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 Devolution / Local Government	24 Nov 2025	No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Foreign Affairs	18 Nov 2025	Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Foreign Affairs	18 Nov 2025	No
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Environment / Climate	17 Nov 2025	No
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Environment / Climate	17 Nov 2025	No
Opposition day: Welfare spending Benefits	4 Nov 2025	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