MP for Stockton West
Shadow Minister (Crime, Policing and Fire)
“A party loyalist who occasionally rebels on health- and abortion-related votes.”
Matt Vickers is a Conservative MP for Stockton West, first elected in 2019. He serves as Shadow Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire, a role he assumed in 2024, and has sat on a range of parliamentary committees and bill scrutiny groups during his time in Parliament.
Vickers shows strong party loyalty (100%, above the party average) but has low attendance (51% versus 56% party average) and has recorded five rebel votes. He sits on the centre-right of the spectrum (61/100). He generally supports stricter immigration controls and the asylum system, backs the Rwanda deportation scheme, and favours tougher prison sentencing, while votes on NHS funding and related issues are more mixed.
Declares seven financial interests, including three overseas visits, two miscellaneous entries, one entry for employment/earnings, and one relating to gifts, benefits or hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
14 positions
Shadow Minister (Crime, Policing and Fire)
Since Jul 2024
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Finance (No.2) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
NOLocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
NODraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
NODraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
AYEOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
AYEDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
