 Pringle stood for the UK Parliament in Fermanagh and Tyrone in the 1922 and 1923 general elections, on each occasion being narrowly defeated by two Nationalist Party members.In 1924, the Nationalists stood aside, and Pringle was elected alongside fellow Ulster Unionist Party member Charles Falls, easily beating two Sinn Féin members.Pringle did not stand in 1929, when two Nationalist Party members gained the constituency unopposed.