Peter Kyle
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Hove and Portslade · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 1897
Email: peter.kyle.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
99 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BA
Tel: 01273 933 380
Email: hove.portslade@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hove and Portslade | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Hove | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Board of Trade | Government | 5 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Government | 5 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) | Opposition | 14 May 2021 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 14 May 2021 |
Voting participation
joint 580th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 85 | 36.0% |
| 2025 | 322 | 132 | 41.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 92 | 46.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 132 | 51.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 172 | 68.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 206 | 85.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 146 | 76.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 693 | 64.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 274 | 43.4% |
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
190th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 148 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 213 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 49 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 45 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 113 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 68 | 40 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 141 | 53 | 185 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee 2016–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
151st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2015
- – Became MP for Hove
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
2017
- – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
2020
- – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- – Became MP for Hove and Portslade
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
2025
- – Appointed: President of the Board of Trade
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
2026
- – Left role: President of the Board of Trade
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Constituency: Hove and Portslade
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.