Voting Record — Peter Dowd MP, Bootle (25309)

Peter Dowd is currently Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 141, 0.0%	141 votes out of 179, 78.8%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 673, 0.0%	673 votes out of 1069, 63.0%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	2 votes out of 381, 0.5%	381 votes out of 463, 82.3%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	0 votes out of 343, 0.0%	343 votes out of 467, 73.4%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Peter Dowd	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 Dec 2024	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
House	Date	Subject	Peter Dowd	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
15 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
8 May 2024	Became Member, Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
7 Mar 2024	Stopped being Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee
28 Feb 2024	Became Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee
31 Jan 2024	Stopped being Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee
30 Jan 2024	Stopped being Member, Criminal Justice Bill Committee
24 Jan 2024	Became Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee
6 Dec 2023	Became Member, Criminal Justice Bill Committee
11 Jul 2023	Stopped being Member, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee
7 Jun 2023	Became Member, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee
1 Mar 2023	Stopped being Member, Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee
22 Feb 2023	Became Member, Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee
25 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
25 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023	Became Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023	Became Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee
16 Nov 2022	Stopped being Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee
9 Nov 2022	Became Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee
14 Dec 2021	Stopped being Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee
1 Dec 2021	Became Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee
22 Jun 2020	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Apr 2020	Stopped being Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
House	Date	Subject	Peter Dowd	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Nov 2017	Budget Resolution — Customs Duties — Goods from the European Union	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Peter Dowd	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
9 Feb 2017	Became Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
9 Feb 2017	Stopped being Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury),
6 Oct 2016	Became Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
7%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
78%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
29%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
19%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
20%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
88%	Easier access to abortion
52%	Employment rights
21%	Encourage and incentivise saving
71%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
40%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74%	European Union Integration - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
88%	Fire Safety
50%	Fixed Term Parliaments
65%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
29%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
74%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
67%	Further devolution to Scotland
80%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
82%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
91%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
88%	HS2 - In Favour
99%	Human Rights and Equality
64%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
41%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
50%	Increase VAT
80%	Inheritance Tax
50%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
50%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
51%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
72%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75%	Nuclear power - For
89%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
75%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
8%	Reduce central funding for local government
88%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
14%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
27%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
69%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
18%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
50%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
71%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
80%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
98%	State control of bus services
86%	Stop climate change
76%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7%	Termination of pregnancy - against
22%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
63%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Peter Dowd MP, Bootle (25309)

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