Former Member of Parliament

Jim Dowd

Lab Labour Lewisham West and Penge ID 189

Jim had voted in 7.3 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Jim had voted against the party's recorded majority 7 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 172 of 2,349 eligible divisions (7.3 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

172

Total votes

106

Aye

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 106 / Noes 66

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree Brexit / EU	13 Mar 2017	No
Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations)	13 Mar 2017	Aye
Standing Orders (Public Business) Transport	7 Mar 2017	No
Children and Social Work Bill (Lords): Report Stage Amendment 12 Education	7 Mar 2017	Aye
Children and Social Work Bill (Lords): Report Stage New Clause 14 Education	7 Mar 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Third Reading Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Third Reading: Closure motion Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 16 Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 14 Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 1 Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Local Government Finance (England) Devolution / Local Government	22 Feb 2017	No
Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2017-18 Crime / Justice	22 Feb 2017	No
Draft Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 Housing	21 Feb 2017	No
Criminal Finances Bill: Report Stage New Clause 19	21 Feb 2017	Aye
Criminal Finances Bill: Report Stage New Clause 17	21 Feb 2017	Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Housing 12/66 (18 %)

Education 15/95 (16 %)

Crime / Justice 22/229 (10 %)

Energy 6/70 (9 %)

Brexit / EU 18/211 (9 %)

Lowest topic participation

Defence 0/70 (0 %)

Foreign Affairs 0/69 (0 %)

Cost of Living 0/10 (0 %)

Devolution / Local Government 1/66 (2 %)

Trade 2/89 (2 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Jim Dowd voted in?

Jim Dowd has recorded votes in 172 of 2,349 eligible Commons divisions (7.3 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Jim Dowd voted against their party?

Jim Dowd has voted against the party majority 7 times in the imported division data. Source