Official portrait of Terry Jermy

Terry Jermy

Labour MP for South West Norfolk, since 4 July 2024

Terry Jermy is the Labour MP for South West Norfolk, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

67.1% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
386 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
189 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
7 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
7 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
103 Debates spoken in 183 written questions tabled

Ranked 413 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No vote 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Aye 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (Former home)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Thetford
Interest held: from 27 March 2026
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Alec James Ltd
Nature of business: Alec James Ltd was set up to own a residential property
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Company is owned jointly with partner
(Registered 22 July 2024)

On the register since 30 Jul 2025

Name of company or organisation: In And About Thetford Ltd
Nature of business: A company that publishes the About Thetford magazine
(Registered 22 July 2024)

On the register since 30 Jul 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee and Chair of Thetford Heritage Trust - this is an unpaid role
Date interest arose: 12 February 2026
(Registered 21 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

I was elected as an Officer of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party, focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 January 2026
(Registered 26 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Member of the Charles Burrell Centre Ltd Board, a community benefit society. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 24 July 2024)

On the register since 31 Jul 2025

Councillor to Thetford Town Council (Thetford Priory Ward). This is an unpaid role, with no allowance or benefits.
(Registered 24 July 2024)

On the register since 29 Jul 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

103 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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