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Member of Parliament

Helen Whately

Party history

Conservative 7 May 2015 to present

Constituency history

Faversham and Mid Kent 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Faversham and Mid Kent 7 May 2015 to 30 May 2024 Elected 3 times

Roles

Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 5 Nov 2024 to present Department for Work and Pensions
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 8 Jul 2024 to 5 Nov 2024 Department for Transport
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) 26 Oct 2022 to 5 Jul 2024 Department of Health and Social Care
Health and Social Care Committee 25 Oct 2022 to 8 Nov 2022
Finance (No.2) Bill 8 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022
Public Accounts Committee 30 Nov 2021 to 17 Oct 2022
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) 16 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022 HM Treasury
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) 13 Feb 2020 to 16 Sep 2021 Department of Health and Social Care

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold Faversham and Mid Kent Turnout 46,594
Candidate Party Votes Share
Helen Whately Con Conservative 14,816 31.8 %
Mel Dawkins Lab Labour 13,347 28.6 %
Maxwell Harrison RUK Reform UK 9,884 21.2 %
Hannah Temple Green Green Party 4,218 9.1 %
Hannah Perkin LD Liberal Democrat 4,158 8.9 %
Lawrence Rustem British Democratic Party 171 0.4 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Helen Whately been an MP?

Helen Whately has been in the House of Commons for 11 years, 0 months. Source

What parties has Helen Whately been a member of?

Helen Whately has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Helen Whately held?

Helen Whately has 11 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Helen Whately's latest election result?

Helen Whately's latest imported election result is Con Hold in Faversham and Mid Kent, with a majority of 1,469. Source