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Mr Toby Perkins

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.

Message

Seat 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)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Mr Toby fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Mr Toby Perkins

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)