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

Staffing£181,974
Office£30,093
Accommodation£15,623
Travel£14,211
Other£1,176

Year-on-Year

2024-25£243,077
2023-24£257,446
2022-23£217,432
2021-22£223,324
2020-21£200,966
2019-20£185,303
2018-19£186,745
2017-18£184,623
2016-17£184,220
2015-16£154,429

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,880 voters

Labour
26,729 votes68.8%
Reform UK
4,746 votes12.2%
Green Party
3,904 votes10.0%
Conservative
1,674 votes4.3%
Liberal Democrat
1,301 votes3.4%
Workers Party of Britain
526 votes1.4%

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 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

3 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Visits outside the UK

the Chair of the British Friendship Group

£48
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

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps with local Integrated Care Boards to help ensure that rare disease services are delivered according to the p

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Oct 2024

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to prioritise improvement of care for (a) rare blood disorders and (b) other rare and ultra-rare co

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Oct 2024

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources are available to support care coordination across (a) geographical areas and (b) disciplines for rare and ultra-rare conditions

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Oct 2024

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the National Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Service for care coordina

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Oct 2024

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy on the priorities of the UK R

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Sept 2023

Babies: Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the number of conditions screened under the NHS bloodspot programme with similar programmes in

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Sept 2023

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision not to renew the 50 to 64-year-old flu vaccination progr

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jun 2023

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of seasonal flu vaccinations delivered by (a) community pharmacies, (b) general practi

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jun 2023

Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to give integrated care systems flexibility to (a) organise and (b) deliver bespoke vaccination program

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jun 2023

Ultrasonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of increasing access to MR-guided focused ultrasound treatments

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jun 2023
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