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Constituency

Canterbury

At a glance

Canterbury is a UK parliamentary constituency in South East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Rosie Duffield, a Independent MP. Rosie Duffield has represented the seat since 8 Jun 2017. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 8,653 votes (18.3%), ranking #412 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 57.3 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Rosie Duffield
Photograph of Rosie Duffield MP ID 4616
Current party
Ind Independent
MP since 8 Jun 2017
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 57.3 %
1,206 of 2,106 eligible divisions
Region South East
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 3966
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Canterbury.

Map

MP voting summary

How Rosie Duffield has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,206 of 2,106 eligible divisions (57.3 %).

57.3 %

Participation

666

Aye

540

No

2

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 666 / Noes 540

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners
Crime / Justice
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment
Defence
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Defence
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Defence
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
Defence
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
Defence
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 No
Privilege Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
Education
No
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Representation history

Every MP who has represented this seat, with how each voted during their time in office.

Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 18.3% in 2024

Majority of 8,653 votes · #412 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

66 % turnout · maj 8,653
Rosie Duffield · Labour 19,531 (41.4%)
Louise Harvey-Quirke · Conservative 10,878 (23%)
Bridget Porter · Reform UK 6,805 (14.4%)
Henry Stanton · Green Party 5,920 (12.5%)
Russ Timpson · Liberal Democrat 3,812 (8.1%)
Luke Buchanan-Hodgman · Social Democratic Party 285 (0.6%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Canterbury?

Rosie Duffield is the current MP for Canterbury. Source

Which party currently holds Canterbury?

Canterbury is currently represented by Rosie Duffield of Independent. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Canterbury?

Canterbury's imported Parliament constituency ID is 3966. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Canterbury?

The current MP profile for Canterbury is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Canterbury change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Canterbury data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source