PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Kevin Foster MP for Torbay Constituency

Current MP Details

Kevin Foster MP photograph
Conservative

Kevin Foster is the Conservative MP for Torbay, 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 4711
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
75,054
Turnout
50,426 (67%)
Majority
17,749
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
75,931
Turnout
51,174 (67%)
Majority
14,283
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Gain
Electorate
76,350
Turnout
48,079 (63%)
Majority
3,286
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
LD Hold
Electorate
76,244
Turnout
49,210 (65%)
Majority
4,078

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
28 Feb 2024 to Now
Committee
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]
29 Nov 2023 to Now
Committee
Media Bill
27 Nov 2023 to Now
Committee
Backbench Business Committee
18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023
Committee
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
16 Nov 2022 to 16 Nov 2022
Committee
Shark Fins Bill
8 Nov 2022 to 26 Oct 2023
Committee
Backbench Business Committee
7 Sep 2022 to 26 Oct 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
16 Dec 2019 to 7 Sep 2022
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
4 Apr 2019 to 16 Dec 2019
Government Post
Assistant Whip
4 Apr 2019 to 16 Dec 2019
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
4 Apr 2019 to 31 Oct 2019
Government Post
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
31 Oct 2017 to 24 Apr 2019
Committee
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
13 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Backbench Business Committee
14 Dec 2015 to 12 May 2016
Committee
Backbench Business Committee
28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
7 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Torbay
6 May 2010
Election Contested
Coventry South
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
25 Apr 2024
Global Ocean Treaty
4
23 Apr 2024
Infected Blood Inquiry
1
22 Apr 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
1
18 Apr 2024
Easter Church Services
2
18 Apr 2024
Torquay United Football Club
2
17 Apr 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
1
15 Apr 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
1
26 Mar 2024
RNLI Bicentenary
1
26 Mar 2024
Topical Questions
1
18 Mar 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
2

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
Kevin Foster
Conservative
Current Member
Kevin Foster is the Conservative MP for Torbay, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
1 May 1997
to 30 Mar 2015
Mr Adrian Sanders
Liberal Democrat
Defeated
Mr Adrian Sanders is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

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