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Rt Hon Kelly Tolhurst MP for Rochester and Strood Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Kelly Tolhurst MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Kelly Tolhurst is the Conservative MP for Rochester and Strood, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Elected May 2015
Elected 3 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 5387
[email protected]
Constituency
Constituency office
01634 840411
Website
http://www.kelly4rochesterandstrood.com/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/kellytolhurst

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
82,056
Turnout
51,926 (63%)
Majority
17,072
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
82,702
Turnout
53,769 (65%)
Majority
9,850
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
77,119
Turnout
52,516 (68%)
Majority
7,133
Election Date
20 Nov 2014
By-election
UKIP gain
Electorate
79,163
Turnout
40,065 (51%)
Majority
2,920
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
73,758
Turnout
47,971 (65%)
Majority
9,953
Details

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
22 Jan 2024 to Now
Committee
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
10 May 2023 to 18 May 2023
Committee
Finance (No. 2) Bill
1 Mar 2023 to 7 Mar 2023
Committee
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
7 Sep 2022 to 27 Oct 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Education)
14 Jul 2022 to 11 Oct 2022
Committee
Committee of Selection
1 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022
Government Post
Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
9 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022
Committee
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
15 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022
Committee
Dormant Assets Bill [HL]
8 Sep 2020 to 16 Jan 2021
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
13 Feb 2020 to 8 Sep 2020
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
19 Jul 2018 to 13 Feb 2020
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
9 Jan 2018 to 19 Jul 2018
Government Post
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
17 Oct 2016 to 13 Mar 2017
Committee
Business and Trade Committee
15 Jul 2015 to 7 Nov 2016
Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Rochester and Strood
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
20 Nov 2014
Election Contested
Rochester and Strood
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Debates
297
Early Day Motions
11
Written Questions
77
Votes
1,584
Date
Debate
Contributions
15 Apr 2024
Net Migration
1
Details
31 Jan 2024
Engagements
1
Details
5 Dec 2023
Primary Care: Patient Access
1
Details
4 Dec 2023
Legal Migration
1
Details
18 Oct 2023
Business Banking: Undesignated Client Accounts
2
Details
18 Sep 2023
Topical Questions
1
Details
13 Sep 2023
Combined Sewer Overflows
1
Details
3 Jul 2023
Topical Questions
2
Details
26 Jun 2023
Road User Charging Schemes
1
Details
25 Apr 2023
Water Quality: Sewage Discharge
4
Details

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
Kelly Tolhurst
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Kelly Tolhurst is the Conservative MP for Rochester and Strood, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
20 Nov 2014
to 30 Mar 2015
Mark Reckless
UK Independence Party
Defeated
Mark Reckless is no longer a Member, but was most recently the UK Independence Party MP for Rochester and Strood, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

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