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Priti Patel
Conservative MP for Witham
The Rt Hon Priti Patel is the Conservative MP for Witham, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
Seat status
Safe
Percentage of votes
10.17%
Recent swing
-29.5% Conservative
Party
Conservative
Top donors:
Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs (£6,312)
Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Ltd (£1,500)
Silverstone Circuits Ltd (£1,195)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
VOTED NO29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Priti voted against the majority
DID NOT VOTE11 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
Where Priti 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