Mr Toby Perkins
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 77%
- Debates contributed to
- 172
- Registered interests
- 8
- Declared value
- £18,413
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Mr Toby Perkins is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Chesterfield and is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2010. He was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and has cast 482 votes from 629 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 77%, placing him in the top 25% of MPs elected in 2010 by votes cast. He has made 338 contributions across 172 debates, with his primary focus on Environment & Climate, Other/Procedural, and Energy & Utilities topics in debate, while his voting has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
482 / 629
76.63%
Ranked #239 of 655 MPs (64th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
172 / 12881
338 total contributions
Ranked #263 of 655 MPs (60th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
8
£18,412.82
Ranked #373 of 655 MPs (43th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Mr Toby Perkins is the Labour MP for Chesterfield, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Constituencies
- Chesterfield May 2010 – present · 5 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Education) Apr 2020 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Defence) Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) Oct 2011 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Education) Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · Opposition