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Member of Parliament

Nigel Farage

Profile, voting record, roles, interests, and election information from official Parliament data.

At a glance

4 Jul 2024

Commons start

1 years, 10 months

Time in Commons

32.8 %

Voting participation

-40.5 % vs avg

8,405

Majority

12

Debates (12 months)

14

Contributions

Voting activity (12 months)

Debate activity (12 months)

Contact

Parliamentary office

[email protected]

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Work / Employment 27/37 (73 %)
Migration 7/11 (64 %)
Defence 10/18 (56 %)
Housing 17/31 (55 %)
Foreign Affairs 2/4 (50 %)

Lowest topic participation

Trade 0/4 (0 %)
Benefits 2/30 (7 %)
Transport 2/21 (10 %)
Education 12/49 (24 %)

Party history

Reform UK 4 Jul 2024 to present

Constituency

Constituency history

Clacton 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

RUK Gain Clacton Turnout 45,958
Candidate Party Votes Share
Nigel Farage RUK Reform UK 21,225 46.2 %
Giles Watling Con Conservative 12,820 27.9 %
Jovan Owusu-Nepaul Lab Labour 7,448 16.2 %
Matthew Bensilum LD Liberal Democrat 2,016 4.4 %
Natasha Osben Green Green Party 1,935 4.2 %
Tony Mack Ind Independent 317 0.7 %
Andrew Pemberton UKIP UK Independence Party 116 0.3 %
Craig Jamieson Climate Party 48 0.1 %
Tasos Papanastasiou Heritage Party 33 0.1 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 169 of 516 eligible divisions (32.8 %). Commons average: 73.3 %.

169

Total votes

84

Aye

85

No

1

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 84 / Noes 85

Divisions

Page 3 of 12

Source: Commons Votes API

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

3

Speeches

9

Questions

1

Interventions

0

Answers

1

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Defence 1 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Engagements 25 Mar 2026 1
Engagements 18 Mar 2026 1
Power to Cancel Local Elections 2 Mar 2026 1
Engagements 25 Feb 2026 1
Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean Territory 25 Feb 2026 3
Local Elections 4 Dec 2025 1
Engagements 12 Nov 2025 1
European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal) 29 Oct 2025 1
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill 20 Oct 2025 1
Points of Order 11 Sep 2025 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Registered interests

1. Employment and earnings (13)

Role, work or services: Presenter Payer: GB News Ltd, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London EC4R3TT Additional information: All payments made to Thorn in the Side Ltd. (Registered 22 July 2024)

Role, work or services: Social media Payer: X Corp, Market Square, 1355 Market St Suite 900 San Francisco California 94103 (Registered 4 August 2024)

Role, work or services: Cameo video recordings Payer: Baron App Inc (Cameo), 2045 W Grand Ave Suite B Chicago IL 60612 (Registered 4 August 2024)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1)

Name of donor: Avi Lasarow Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets to the boxing for myself, son and daughter in law as well as refreshments during the evening. Tickets (£416 pp), refreshments and food (£167 pp), value £1,749 Date received: 4 April 2026 Date accepted: 4 April 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 20 April 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK (7)

Name of donor: George Cottrell Address of donor: private Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight from Teterboro to Palm Beach, value £15,276.72 Destination of visit: United States Dates of visit: 14 December 2024 to 17 December 2024 Purpose of visit: Personal meeting (Registered 12 February 2025) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 20 January 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

Name of donor: (1) CPAC (2) GB News Address of donor: (1) 1199 North Fairfax Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (2) 57 North Wharf Road, W21AF Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Accommodation 362 dollars, value £280.09 (2) Flights (£7924.02), value £7,924.02 Destination of visit: United States Dates of visit: 19 February 2025 to 21 February 2025 Purpose of visit: To speak at the conference and cover the event for GB News (Registered 4 April 2025) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 20 January 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

Name of donor: Bassim Haidar Address of donor: private Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights for me (£19,072.01) and two staffers (£35,849.01), value £54,921.02 Destination of visit: United States Dates of visit: 6 November 2025 to 9 November 2025 Purpose of visit: Speaking engagement and charity event (Registered 25 November 2025)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK (1)

Name of donor: Helping a Hero Address of donor: 2517 N.Frazier Street, Suite 2200, Conroe, TX 77303 Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A seat at the Helping a Hero gala dinner, value £5,000 Date received: 7 November 2025 Date accepted: 7 November 2025 Donor status: other (Non-profit organisation) (Registered 7 December 2025)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year (2)

Type of land/property: Residential property Number of properties: 1 Location: Tandridge (Registered 4 August 2024)

Type of land/property: Residential property (House) Number of properties: 1 Location: Folkestone and Hythe (Registered 4 August 2024)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital (3)

Name of company or organisation: Thorn In The Side Limited Nature of business: Media, Speaking, Journalism and other Services (Registered 29 August 2024)

Name of company or organisation: Farage Media Limited (Registered 29 August 2024)

Name of company or organisation: Reform UK Party Limited (Registered 29 August 2024)

8. Miscellaneous (7)

Former MEP lifetime access to the European Parliament. (Registered 4 August 2024)

Unpaid Directorship at Farage Media LTD. (Registered 4 August 2024)

Unpaid Directorship at Reform Party UK. (Registered 4 August 2024)

Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API
Debate source UK Parliament Hansard API

FAQs

Who is Nigel Farage?

Nigel Farage is a Member of Parliament representing Clacton. Source

Which party does Nigel Farage represent?

Nigel Farage currently represents Reform UK. Source

Which constituency does Nigel Farage represent?

Nigel Farage currently represents Clacton. Source

How long has Nigel Farage been an MP?

Nigel Farage has been in the House of Commons for 1 years, 10 months. Source

How many Commons divisions has Nigel Farage voted in?

Nigel Farage has recorded votes in 169 of 516 eligible Commons divisions (32.8 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.3 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Nigel Farage voted against their party?

Nigel Farage has voted against the party majority 1 times in the imported division data. Source

What registered interests are listed for Nigel Farage?

Nigel Farage has registered interests in 7 imported categories. These come from the UK Parliament registered interests data. Source

What was Nigel Farage's latest election result?

Nigel Farage's latest imported election result is RUK Gain in Clacton, with a majority of 8,405. Source

How active is Nigel Farage in parliamentary debates?

Nigel Farage has made 14 contributions across 12 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records. Source