Peter Dowd
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Bootle · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8671
Email: peter.dowd.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Bootle | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Opposition | 9 February 2017 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury) | Opposition | 6 October 2016 | 9 February 2017 |
Voting participation
484th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 143 | 60.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 243 | 75.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 117 | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 168 | 65.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 138 | 55.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 196 | 81.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 107 | 56.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 672 | 62.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 440 | 69.7% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
179th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 61 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 128 | 43 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 81 | 37 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 104 | 44 | 159 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 78 | 39 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | Member | 11 December 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Panel of Chairs | Member | 30 July 2024 | – | no published attendance |
No data for this measure.
10 bill committees served on
- Child Support (Enforcement) Bill 2023
- Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill 2021
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill 2024
- Criminal Justice Bill 2023
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill 2023
- Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill 2023
- Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill 2023
- Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] 2024
- Pet Abduction Bill 2024
- Shark Fins Bill 2022
Hansard activity
joint 234th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Bootle
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Left role: Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
2020
- – Left role: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
2024
- – Became MP for Bootle
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
- – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Constituency: Bootle
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.