Kelly Tolhurst
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Rochester and Strood · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester and Strood | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester and Strood | |||
| Rochester and Strood |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Education) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
| Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 1 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 8 September 2020 | 16 January 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 8 September 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Government | 19 July 2018 | 13 February 2020 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 19 July 2018 |
Voting participation
31st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 99 | 78.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 233 | 91.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 220 | 87.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 213 | 88.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 182 | 95.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 949 | 88.9% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 552nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 242 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Committee of Selection 2022–2022
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
327th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Rochester and Strood
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2020
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
2021
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2022
- – Appointed: Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Education)
- – Left role: Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Education)
2024
- – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.