Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle

Constituency: Hove and Portslade

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

The Rt Hon Peter Kyle is the Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government posts of Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and President of the Board of Trade.

Peter Kyle, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Hove and Portslade first elected in May 2015, has served as Secretary of State for Business and Trade in the current parliament. His voting participation rate of 35.87% across 165 votes cast out of 460 eligible divisions ranks him 569th overall among MPs, which is notably low but conventional for ministers holding government posts. He has made 342 debate contributions across 47 debates, ranking him 575th overall, with his contributions concentrated on Digital & AI, Trade & Industry, and procedural matters. Kyle is the 118th longest-serving MP overall and ranks 66th by service length among Labour MPs.

Summary generated on 27/03/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

165 / 466

35.41%

Ranked #584 of 650 MPs (10th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

47 / 7614

342 total contributions

Ranked #566 of 650 MPs (13th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

1

£5,000.00

£

Total declared interests