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 a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Consistently voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 22 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2016
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2018

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 occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 13 Jun 2018

Recent appearances

• Public Sector Pay 24 Jul 2018

  (Urgent Question): To ask the Chief Secretary to the Treasury if she will make a statement on the public sector pay announcement.

• Public Sector Pay 24 Jul 2018

  These uninhabited proposals will do nothing to repair the damage done to our brilliant public sector workers by this Government’s slash-and-burn policy in relation to public sector pay. Over the past seven years, our teachers have lost £2,500, our firefighters £3,000, our prison officers £4,000 and our paramedics £4,000 in real-terms pay cuts. Even the armed forces...

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Profile

Labour MP for Bootle

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

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

• HM Treasury
• Treasury
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Stamp Duty Land Tax: Tax Allowances
• Tax Allowances
• Students: Loans
• Tax Avoidance
• 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)
• Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• 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 37 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Peter Dowd’s speeches
• Has received answers to 266 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 82.33% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 84 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Peter Dowd’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 174 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)