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Markus Campbell-Savours
Independent MP for Penrith and Solway
Markus Campbell-Savours is the Independent MP for Penrith and Solway, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
5,257
Recent swing
+10.4% Independent
Party
Independent
Top donors:
No registered donations
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Markus voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Markus voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Markus voted with the majority
Where Markus fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Markus Campbell-Savours
Member of Parliament
Penrith and Solway
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
- Modernisation Committee
- Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee