MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
“A consistently loyal Labour MP with a centre-left stance who serves on the Home Affairs Committee.”
Peter Prinsley is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, first elected on 4 July 2024. He serves on the Home Affairs Committee. The data does not provide additional career background.
He shows 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes, and his attendance is below average at 16% (party average 33%). His voting record is mixed on some issues: he generally supports workers’ rights protections, trade union powers, VAT changes and renter protections, while voting against tougher prison sentencing, bus services regulation and transgender rights. He has mixed votes on Universal Credit, mental health services and climate change measures.
Declares eight financial interests: five entries under employment and earnings, one under land and property, one miscellaneous interest, and one for visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
1 positions
Home Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2025
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOOpposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
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Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
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The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
