His party is contesting a fifth of the races in the state House of Representatives and an eighth of the races in the state Senate, as well as a couple of congressional races.
James Paice (Cambridgeshire South East, Conservative) wondered if members of the Labour Party were not contesting local council seats they currently hold in his constituency because of Mr Prescott's planning decisions to build on greenbelt land.
The Scottish Socialist Party, rival left-wing party Solidarity, the Scottish Senior Citizens' Unity Party and UKIP are also contesting the by-election.