PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rebecca Pow MP for Taunton Deane Constituency
Current MP Details
Conservative
Rebecca Pow is the Conservative MP for Taunton Deane, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
Elected May 2015Elected 3 times
MP Contact Details
Website
Twitter
Constituency Election Results
Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
88,676
Turnout
63,733 (72%)
Majority
11,700
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
85,457
Turnout
63,053 (74%)
Majority
15,887
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Gain
Electorate
83,221
Turnout
57,887 (70%)
Majority
15,491
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
LD Hold
Electorate
82,507
Turnout
58,150 (70%)
Majority
3,993
Constituency Map
MP History
Date
Event
Details
1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023
Committee
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
9 Nov 2022 to 16 Nov 2022
Committee
Shark Fins Bill
28 Oct 2022 to Now
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
12 Sep 2019 to 7 Jul 2022
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
23 May 2019 to 10 Sep 2019
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
12 Mar 2019 to 15 Jul 2019
Committee
DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
11 Sep 2017 to 15 Jul 2019
Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
20 Jul 2015 to 31 Oct 2016
Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Taunton Deane
Notes
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
MP Contributions
Date
Debate
Contributions
24 Apr 2024
Draft Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024
2
Constituency Member History
Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
to Now
Rebecca Pow
Conservative
Current Member
Rebecca Pow is the Conservative MP for Taunton Deane, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
5 May 2005
to 30 Mar 2015
to 30 Mar 2015
Mr Jeremy Browne
Liberal Democrat
Retired
Mr Jeremy Browne is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton Deane, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.
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