Peter Kyle
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 41%
- Debates contributed to
- 86
- Registered interests
- 3
- Declared value
- £6,144
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Peter Kyle was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and represents Hove and Portslade for Labour (Co-op). He is among the longest serving 25% of MPs and longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2015. As President of the Board of Trade, his voting participation of 41% places him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast, though low voting participation is conventional for ministers. He has made 631 debate contributions across 86 debates, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation, with his top debate topics being Trade & Industry, Economy & Finance, and Digital & AI.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
238 / 586
40.61%
Ranked #606 of 654 MPs (7th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
86 / 11739
631 total contributions
Ranked #525 of 654 MPs (20th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
3
£6,144.00
Ranked #520 of 654 MPs (21th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
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.
Constituencies
- Hove and Portslade Jul 2024 – present
- Hove May 2015 – May 2024 · 3 terms
Posts held
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
- President of the Board of Trade Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
- Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Nov 2021 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) May 2021 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Justice) Apr 2020 – May 2021 · Opposition
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade Unknown – present
- President of the Board of Trade Unknown – present