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Mr Toby Perkins
Labour MP for Chesterfield
Mr Toby Perkins is the Labour MP for Chesterfield, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
10,820
Recent swing
+6.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Lawn Tennis Association (£1,015)
All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Ltd (£520)
Lawn Tennis Association (£399)
Key Parliamentary Votes
DID NOT VOTE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 Ayes, 105 Noes
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 Ayes, 275 Noes
Mr Toby voted with the majority
DID NOT VOTE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 Ayes, 9 Noes
Where Mr Toby fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Mr Toby Perkins
Member of Parliament
Chesterfield
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Environmental Audit Committee
- Liaison Committee (Commons)