Peter Dowd’s voting in Parliament

Peter Dowd is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Peter Dowd’s votes.

• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2019
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 44 votes for, 13 votes against, 13 absences, between 2017–2019

We have lots more plain English analysis of Peter Dowd’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Peter Dowd’s full vote analysis page for more.

Peter Dowd has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 25 Jun 2019

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Transport: Apprentices 19 Jul 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many apprenticeships were created in the transport sector in 2018.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Taxation: Self-assessment 19 Jul 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many late filing penalties HMRC collected from large companies in 2018.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Managed Service Companies: Tax Avoidance 19 Jul 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax avoidance schemes related to the use of personal service companies HMRC successfully challenged in 2018.

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Profile

Labour MP for Bootle

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @peter_dowd
• https://facebook.com/PeterDowdBootle

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Peter Dowd campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• HM Treasury
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Tax Avoidance
• Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
• Tax Allowances
• Students: Loans
• Travel: VAT Exemptions

Currently held offices

• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (since 9 Feb 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury) (6 Oct 2016 to 9 Feb 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Joe Benton
• Mike Carr
• Allan Roberts
• Simon Mahon
• John Kinley
• Eric Errington
• Chichester Crookshank
• John Kinley
• Vivian Henderson
• James Burnie
• Thomas Royden
• Bonar Law
• Thomas Sandys

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (3 out of 11)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (15 out of 20)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Peter Dowd’s speeches
• Has received answers to 196 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82.88% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 83 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Peter Dowd’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 222 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)