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.
1637
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)
44
Written Questions
4
Oral Questions
67
Debates Spoken In⚑
165
Speeches⚑
402
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.
Voting Record
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1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 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
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Peter in Parliament
Bipolar Disorder: Health Services and Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on improving co-ordination between healthcare services and the w
Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve training for healthcare professionals to better (a) recognise and (b) diagnose bipolar.
Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early diagnosis of bipolar.
Bipolar Disorder: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce specialist bipolar pathways in NHS mental health services.
Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of welfare reforms on people living with (a) bipolar and (b) other serious mental illnesses.
Employment: Bipolar Disorder
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people with bipolar receive the support they need to (a) access and (b) stay in work.
Sunscreens
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve the usage of sunscreen of factor 30 and above.
Sunbeds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of sunbed usage by adults.
Skin Cancer: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of skin cancer (a) prevention measures, (b) signs and (c) symptoms.
Rare Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the progress of work under the UK Rare Diseases Framework; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensur
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