Peter Dowd
MP since 7 May 2015
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Peter Dowd is the Labour MP for Bootle, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
1633
Votes Cast
£243,077
Expenses 2024-25
21,983
Majority
68.8%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£243,077
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 38,880 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
34
Written Questions
4
Oral Questions
67
Debates Spoken In⚑
165
Speeches⚑
398
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
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2 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 23 Mar 2026
2 NOOpposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
Opposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
3 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
8 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
3 NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee
3 votes · 23 Feb 2026
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee
3 votes · 23 Feb 2026
Financial Interests(1)
Visits outside the UK
the Chair of the British Friendship Group
£48
Visits outside the UK
the Chair of the British Friendship Group
- Name of donor
- (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Italian Parliament
- Address of donor
- (1) Protocol Office, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza del Parlamento 24, 00186 Rome (2) House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA (3) Camera de Deputati, Palazzo Montecitorio - Piazza Montecitorio 00186, Rome
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- (1) Lunch for myself (£47.76), tour of the Colosseum for myself and a guest (£113.20), value £160.96 (2) Meals for myself and a guest (£158.78), transport for myself and a guest (£45.83), value £204.61 (3) Presentation of symbolic, parliamentary items exchanged between me, as co Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, and the various senior Italian Select Committee Chairs we met (estimated value £340), value £340
- Destination of visit
- Italy (Rome)
- Dates of visit
- 5 October 2025 to 11 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- As co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, the Group received an invite from the Chair of the British Friendship Group. The visit to the Italian Parliament was organised by the Italian Inter Parliament Union. The Group met with over 40 senior Italian MPs and Senators (including Chairs of Italian Parliamentary Select Committees) in both Houses of the Italian Parliament, as well as undertaking meetings with representatives of the British expat community and at the British School at Rome.
Registered 4 November 2025
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Questions asked and motions sponsored by Peter in Parliament
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour.
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
What steps he is taking to help tackle the disproportionate impact of the cost of living crisis on p
What steps he is taking to help tackle the disproportionate impact of the cost of living crisis on people with Parkinson’s disease.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's policy on up-rating UK st
If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's policy on up-rating UK state pensions overseas on delivering the Government’s Global Britain agenda.
What plans he has to restructure Defence Business Services.
What plans he has to restructure Defence Business Services.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 March.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 March.
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