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Gideon Amos

Gideon Amos

Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington

Gideon Amos is the Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Communities).

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

11,939

Recent swing

+12.1% Liberal Democrat

Party

Liberal Democrat

Top donors:

Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy (£808)

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

DID NOT VOTE
21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed 386 For, 105 Against

VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed 330 For, 275 Against

Gideon voted against the majority

VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed 375 For, 9 Against

Gideon voted with the majority

Where Gideon fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Gideon Amos

Gideon Amos

Member of Parliament

Taunton and Wellington

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships