Matthew Adrian Bishop[2] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for the Forest of Dean since the 2024 general election.[3]
Matt Bishop | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean | |
| Assumed office 4[1] July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Harper |
| Majority | 278 (0.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Newport, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
Bishop was born in Newport, South Wales and raised by his grandparents. He joined the police force aged 18 and served in three constabularies until his policing career was curtailed by injuries sustained in a car crash while on duty.[4]
He was a Labour councillor on Forest of Dean District Council prior to the 2024 general election.[5] He defeated the incumbent Mark Harper, the Secretary of State for Transport, who had held the Forest of Dean seat for the Conservative Party since 2005.[6]
Parliamentary career
editAt the 2024 General Election, Bishop was elected to the Gloucestershire seat of Forest of Dean with a majority of 278 on 34% of the vote.[7]
In November 2024, Bishop voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[8]
References
edit- ^ https://members.parliament.uk/member/5323/contact
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Forest of Dean | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Who is Matt?". Forest of Dean Labour Party. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Councillor Matt Bishop". Forest of Dean District Council. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Topping, Alexandra (5 July 2024). "The 2024 election's 'Portillo moments': which 'Big Beasts' have lost their seats?". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Forest of Dean - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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