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Oxford East

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 50% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Oxford. Population 117,446, notably young (median age 33 vs 41 nationally).

Anneliese Dodds has been most conspicuous for her position on assisted dying, voting against her party's majority on five separate occasions during the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill's passage -- opposing the Bill at Third Reading and backing several restrictive amendments at Report Stage. These were free votes, so they reflect personal conviction rather than formal rebellion, but they place her among MPs who sought either to add tighter safeguards or block the legislation entirely. Beyond Parliament, she has been a visible local advocate: publicly attacking Oxford's proposed congestion charge as "extremely unfair," lobbying the government directly over a new Oxford United stadium, attending a rally to save a local cinema, and being credited with years of campaigning that contributed to the reopening of the Cowley Branch Line.

A 98% party-line voter overall, Dodds is a reliable government supporter on fiscal and criminal justice matters -- voting consistently with Labour on employer NI increases, windfall taxes on oil and gas, and the Victims and Courts Bill. Her participation rate of 76% sits below the Commons average. Speech activity has concentrated on the economy and jobs (nine contributions) and defence (seven), with further contributions on culture and crime. She scores notably above the Labour average on employment protection and local democracy stances.

356
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds

Labour and Co-operative Party

The Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Oxford East, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situations where advertisers know their adverts could influence vulnerable people's choices — going further than the basic ban proposed by the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance, devolution, and regulatory consultation. The excerpts focus on New Clause 20, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance (consulting chief medical officers and palliative/hospice care providers) and enable Welsh Ministers to issue guidance on devolved health matters.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 50% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Oxford. Population 117,446, notably young (median age 33 vs 41 nationally).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Dodds’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.394 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Dodds has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
78
Taxation
73
Crime & Policing
44
Employment
43
Education
39
Welfare and Benefits
29
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 1413 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.17 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Barton SandhillsAsima Qayyum454Labour P
Blackbird LeysLinda Kay Smith423Labour P
Blackbird LeysLubna Aiysha Hamid Arshad411Labour P
ChurchillMark Robert Lygo572Labour P
CowleyIan Yeatman842Independ
DonningtonMax Morris701Green Pa
HeadingtonMohammed Altaf-Khan847Liberal
Headington Hill NorthwayNigel Conrad Chapman653Labour P
Hinksey ParkAnna Dorothy Railton917Labour P
LittlemoreAnne Marie Stares814Independ
Lye ValleyJudith Anne Harley654Independ
MarstonKate Josephine Robinson640Green Pa
Population (2021 Census)
117,446
Electorate 71,845 · 2024 register
Median income
£31,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
30.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
49
27 primary · 5 secondary
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