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Peter Dowd

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

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Peter Dowd (show only their votes)	5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 67, 0.0%	67 votes out of 86, 77.9%
Peter Dowd (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 673, 0.0%	673 votes out of 1069, 63.0%
Peter Dowd (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	2 votes out of 381, 0.5%	381 votes out of 463, 82.3%
Peter Dowd (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	0 votes out of 343, 0.0%	343 votes out of 467, 73.4%
Joe Benton (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	13 votes out of 609, 2.1%	609 votes out of 1239, 49.2%
Joe Benton (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	28 votes out of 936, 3.0%	936 votes out of 1288, 72.7%
Joe Benton (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	18 votes out of 924, 1.9%	924 votes out of 1246, 74.2%
Joe Benton (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	6 votes out of 953, 0.6%	953 votes out of 1273, 74.9%

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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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Votes by Peter Dowd MP
House	Date	Subject	Peter Dowd	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Peter Dowd MP
House	Date	Subject	Peter Dowd	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Peter Dowd MP
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
Votes by Peter Dowd MP
House	Date	Subject	Peter Dowd	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Joe Benton MP
House	Date	Subject	Joe Benton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Joe Benton MP
House	Date	Subject	Joe Benton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 61 — Freedom of Speech — Discussion and Criticism of Sexual Conduct and Orientation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jun 2007	Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Contraception and Abortion (Parental Information)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Joe Benton MP
House	Date	Subject	Joe Benton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Apr 2005	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — Schedule 3 — Property and affairs: supplementary provisions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 2 — Excluded decisions (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 1 — Excluded decisions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Oct 2003	Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Jun 2003	Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2003	Mersey Tunnels Bill (By Order) — Schedule 1 — Amendment of the 1980 Act: Levying, Revision and Application of Tolls	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2002	Mersey Tunnels Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Joe Benton MP
House	Date	Subject	Joe Benton	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2000	Local Government Bill [Lords] - Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2000	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2000	Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Hunting beginning in the Republic of Ireland	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Gun Packs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Mink	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Power to amend	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 1997	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller

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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