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Helen Whately
Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent
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.
Seat status
Marginal
Majority size
1,469
Recent swing
-30.8% Conservative
Party
Conservative
Top donors:
Edward Sells (£10,000)
Richard Oldfield (£7,500)
Lord (Stanley) Fink (£5,000)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED NO
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Helen voted against the majority
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VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Helen voted against the majority
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DID NOT VOTE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
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Where Helen fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships