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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
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Third Reading
Transport
Aye
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Report Stage New Clause 5
Transport
Aye
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Report Stage New Clause 4
Transport
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 17 (Grieve)
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 16 (Grieve)
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 15 (Grieve)
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis)
Foreign Affairs
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy)
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 1 (McGinn)
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019 (SI 2019 No. 958)
Energy Tax
No
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 4 Aye
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye
Business of the House (United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union)
Transport
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards etc.) Bill: Third Reading Proposed
Tax
No
National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards etc.) Bill: Report Stage New Clause 5 Proposed
Tax
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

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