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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)

OPPOSED

Voted against Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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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