Philip Cowley

Within academia he is particularly notable for his analysis of Parliamentary voting behaviour in the UK House of Commons and House of Lords and secondly his opposition to a lowering of the UK voting age below 18.

Cowley is involved in the continuous production of highly detailed and closely analysed briefing papers and reports of divisions in the UK Parliament, with eye-witness accounts of whipping practices in action, counts and comparisons of rebellious voting by Parliamentarians and discussion of how such activity impacts on its political context.

He co-ordinates this work through the maintenance of a website produced in a blog format.

The project is not affiliated to any political party, nor does it receive funding from any other source.

This is in opposition to the Votes at 16 campaign, supported by a broad coalition of youth charities and other organisations.