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Member of Parliament

Peter Dowd

Lab Labour Bootle ID 4397
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Peter has voted in 68.9% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Peter has voted against the party's recorded majority 5 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 1,637 of 2,376 eligible divisions (68.9%). Commons average: 72.6%.

1637

Total votes

916

Aye

721

No

5

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 916 / Noes 721

Divisions

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Division Vote
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 755) (Motion to annul) Aye
Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 632) (Motion to revoke) Aye
Draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020
Migration
No
Draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 No
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Committee of the Whole House Clause 45, as amended, and Clause 50 Stand Part
Brexit / EU
No
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Committee of the whole House: Clauses 42 (as amended) to 44 stand part
Brexit / EU
No
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Committee of the whole House: Amendment 41
Brexit / EU
Aye
UK Internal Market Bill Committee of the whole House: Amdt 14
Brexit / EU
Aye
UK Internal Market Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 2
Brexit / EU
Aye
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Second Reading
Brexit / EU
No
Sir Keir Starmer's reasoned amendment to the Second Reading of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Brexit / EU
Aye
Opposition Day: Role of Ministers in the awarding of qualifications Aye
Opposition Day: protection of jobs and businesses
Transport
Aye
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]: Report Stage: Government Amendment 14 No
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]: Report Stage: Government Amendment 13 No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

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

Highest topic participation

Defence 63/71 (89%)
Work / Employment 64/77 (83%)
Environment / Climate 39/48 (81%)
Brexit / EU 171/211 (81%)
Trade 72/91 (79%)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 3/10 (30%)
Democracy / Parliament 25/47 (53%)
Benefits 44/81 (54%)
Migration 93/171 (54%)
Devolution / Local Government 37/66 (56%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Peter Dowd voted in?

Peter Dowd has recorded votes in 1,637 of 2,376 eligible Commons divisions (68.9% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Peter Dowd voted against their party?

Peter Dowd has voted against the party majority 5 times in the imported division data. Source