Stephanie Peacock
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Barnsley South · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley South | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Barnsley East | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 22 July 2026 |
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 22 July 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 14 May 2021 | 22 July 2022 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 14 May 2021 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 18 January 2018 | 14 March 2019 |
Voting participation
446th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 157 | 66.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 226 | 70.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 137 | 68.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 151 | 59.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 153 | 61.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 196 | 81.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 132 | 69.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 710 | 66.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 442 | 70.1% |
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
joint 89th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 154 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 499 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 174 | 44 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 324 | 79 | 257 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 89 | 71 | 280 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 64 | 46 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 195 | 82 | 193 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill | Member | 15 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
5 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
41st 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.
2017
- – Became MP for Barnsley East
- – Joined Labour
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2019
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2022
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Became MP for Barnsley South
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2026
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Joined Sporting Events Bill
Constituency: Barnsley South
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.