PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Helen Whately MP for Faversham and Mid Kent Constituency
Current MP Details
Conservative
Helen Whately is the Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Elected Jul 2024Elected 1 time
MP Contact Details
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Constituency Election Results
Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
4 Jul 2024
2024 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
74,301
Turnout
46,594 (63%)
Majority
1,469
Constituency Map
MP History
Date
Event
Details
5 Nov 2024 to Now
Opposition Post
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
8 Jul 2024 to 5 Nov 2024
Opposition Post
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
4 Jul 2024 to Now
Representative
Faversham and Mid Kent
26 Oct 2022 to 5 Jul 2024
Government Post
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
25 Oct 2022 to 8 Nov 2022
Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
8 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022
Committee
Finance (No.2) Bill
30 Nov 2021 to 17 Oct 2022
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
16 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022
Government Post
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
13 Feb 2020 to 16 Sep 2021
Government Post
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
10 Sep 2019 to 13 Feb 2020
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
17 Apr 2019 to 10 Sep 2019
Other Post
Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
27 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee)
27 Jul 2018 to 17 Apr 2019
Other Post
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to 30 May 2024
Representative
Faversham and Mid Kent
6 May 2010
Election Contested
Kingston and Surbiton
Notes
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
MP Contributions
Date
Title
Yes
No
Member
Date
12 Dec 2016
[107] Draft Coasting Schools (England) Regulations
Yes Votes
252
No Votes
103
Member Voted
Yes
Date
7 Dec 2016
[102] Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt)
Yes Votes
461
No Votes
89
Member Voted
Yes
Date
7 Dec 2016
[103] Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended
Yes Votes
448
No Votes
75
Member Voted
Yes
Date
30 Nov 2016
[99] Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability
Yes Votes
70
No Votes
439
Member Voted
No
Date
30 Nov 2016
[100] Opposition Motion: Effect of the increase in the state pension age on women born in the 1950s
Yes Votes
234
No Votes
293
Member Voted
No
Date
28 Nov 2016
[96] Digital Economy Bill: Report Stage New Clause 10
Yes Votes
181
No Votes
278
Member Voted
No
Date
28 Nov 2016
[97] Digital Economy Bill: Report Stage New Clause 27
Yes Votes
221
No Votes
277
Member Voted
No
Date
28 Nov 2016
[98] Digital Economy Bill: Report Stage New Clause 8
Yes Votes
220
No Votes
267
Member Voted
No
Date
22 Nov 2016
[94] Opposition Motion: Education and Social Mobility
Yes Votes
263
No Votes
310
Member Voted
No
Date
22 Nov 2016
[95] Opposition Motion: National Health Service Funding
Yes Votes
213
No Votes
306
Member Voted
No
Constituency Member History
Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
to Now
Helen Whately
Conservative
Current Member
Helen Whately is the Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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