PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Maria Caulfield MP for Lewes Constituency
Current MP Details
Conservative
Maria Caulfield is the Conservative MP for Lewes, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care), and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women).
Elected May 2015Elected 3 times
MP Contact Details
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Constituency Election Results
Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
71,503
Turnout
54,851 (77%)
Majority
2,457
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
70,941
Turnout
54,192 (76%)
Majority
5,508
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Gain
Electorate
69,481
Turnout
50,540 (73%)
Majority
1,083
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
LD Hold
Electorate
68,708
Turnout
50,088 (73%)
Majority
7,647
Constituency Map
MP History
Date
Event
Details
7 Feb 2023 to Now
Government Post
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022
Committee
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
27 Oct 2022 to 7 Feb 2023
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women)
27 Oct 2022 to Now
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
7 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
17 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
17 Dec 2019 to 17 Sep 2021
Government Post
Assistant Whip
8 Oct 2019 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
8 Oct 2019 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
23 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
8 Jan 2018 to 10 Jul 2018
Other Post
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
11 Sep 2017 to 5 Mar 2018
Committee
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Women and Equalities Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Lewes
6 May 2010
Election Contested
Caerphilly
Notes
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
MP Contributions
Date
Debate
Contributions
Constituency Member History
Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
to Now
Maria Caulfield
Conservative
Current Member
Maria Caulfield is the Conservative MP for Lewes, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
She currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care), and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women).
1 May 1997
to 30 Mar 2015
to 30 Mar 2015
Norman Baker
Liberal Democrat
Defeated
The Rt Hon Norman Baker is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.
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