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Portrait of Dr Peter Prinsley

Dr Peter Prinsley

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: peter.prinsley.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.0%
530 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
2 meetings attended
Debate contributions
363
in the 7 year window
Written questions
145
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

Dr Peter Prinsley is the Labour MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
530

joint 103rd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Dr Peter Prinsley voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 89.0%89.0%2025: 83.9%83.9%2026: 82.6%82.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236195 82.6%
2025322270 83.9%
20247365 89.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631530 84.0%

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

Debate contributions
363
Written questions
145
Oral questions
30
Early day motions
14
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
2

joint 391st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Dr Peter Prinsley: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 7720242025: 686820252026: 70702026
Oral questions per year
Dr Peter Prinsley: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 141420252026: 12122026
Early day motions per year
Dr Peter Prinsley: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 6620252026: 772026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 213 111 70 12 7 0 0
2025 124 88 68 14 6 0 0
2024 26 20 7 4 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Highways (Financing) Bill Member 22 October 2026 – no published attendance
Home Affairs Committee Member 27 October 2025 2 of 2 100.0%
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
363
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
219
distinct debates

305th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Dr Peter Prinsley: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502024: 262620242025: 12412420252026: 2132132026
Debates participated in per year
Dr Peter Prinsley: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 202020242025: 888820252026: 1111112026

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.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2025

    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee

  3. 2026

    • – Joined Infants, Parents and Carers Bill
    • – Joined Highways (Financing) Bill

Constituency: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency boundary
Area
402.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 1,452
Electorate
78,479 · turnout 64.8%
Postcode areas
IP14, IP22, IP24, IP28, IP29, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33

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.