Chris Philp

MP since 7 May 2015

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The Rt Hon Chris Philp is the Conservative MP for Croydon South, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Home Secretary.

1979

Votes Cast

£215,599

Expenses 2024-25

2,313

Majority

40.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£215,599

Staffing£206,141
Office£9,458

Year-on-Year

2024-25£215,599
2023-24£193,890
2022-23£192,748
2021-22£186,658
2020-21£195,032
2019-20£180,261
2018-19£173,290
2017-18£152,329
2016-17£135,777
2015-16£117,992

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,378 voters

Conservative
19,757 votes40.0%
Labour
17,444 votes35.3%
Liberal Democrat
4,384 votes8.9%
Reform UK
4,149 votes8.4%
Green Party
2,859 votes5.8%
Workers Party of Britain
612 votes1.2%
Independent
173 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

132

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

93

Debates Spoken In

248

Speeches

371

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 959No: 1020

1979 votes — page 9 of 80

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

AYETax
You
AYEWelfare
You
2 AYE

Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage

2 votes · 8 Jul 2025

3 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

6 votes · 20 Jun 2025

4 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 18 Jun 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 17 Jun 2025

Financial Interests(11)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Crystal Palace Football Club Ltd

two tickets as a guest of Crystal Palace to watch them in the FA Cup Final for me and a family member

17 May 2025

£1,958
Name of donor
Crystal Palace Football Club Ltd
Address of donor
Selhurst Park Stadium, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
two tickets as a guest of Crystal Palace to watch them in the FA Cup Final for me and a family member, value £1,958
Date received
17 May 2025
Date accepted
17 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07270793

Registered 20 May 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Centre for Turkey Studies and Development Ltd

One ticket to the British Kebab Awards 2025

26 February 2025

£420
Name of donor
Centre for Turkey Studies and Development Ltd
Address of donor
Flat 80 County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
One ticket to the British Kebab Awards 2025, value £420
Date received
26 February 2025
Date accepted
26 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07512777

Registered 19 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Football Association

Two tickets to watch Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield for me and a family member

10 August 2025

£390
Name of donor
The Football Association
Address of donor
Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 98Q
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets to watch Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield for me and a family member, value £390
Date received
10 August 2025
Date accepted
10 August 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00077797

Registered 11 August 2025

Visits outside the UK

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd.

£269
Name of donor
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd.
Address of donor
42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights: (£269), taxis (£121.62), accommodation (£181.51), and food (£92.01), value £664.14
Destination of visit
Germany
Dates of visit
25 March 2025 to 27 March 2025
Purpose of visit
To undertake meetings with senior members of the incoming German Government on issues relating to border security, asylum and immigration.

Registered 4 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
22 March 2021

Registered 25 May 2021

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to implement the £38,000 family visa salary threshold.

AnsweredHome Office22 May 2025

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders are in (a) the community and (b) prison as of 31 March 2025, broken down by nationality.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice22 May 2025

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the rules laid in Parliament on 12 March 2025 regarding social care, how a social care provider can prove that they have tried

AnsweredHome Office24 Mar 2025

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the rules laid in Parliament on 12 March 2025 on care workers, how many social care workers have (a) been removed from the UK a

AnsweredHome Office24 Mar 2025

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the judgement in case UI-2024-005295 issued in the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber on 13 January 2025, whether he

AnsweredHome Office21 Feb 2025

Undocumented Migrants: Albania

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Italian Government decision to use naval ships to transport

AnsweredHome Office5 Feb 2025

Employment: Migrant Workers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of % December 2024 to Question 16739 on Employment, what proportion of the increase in employment level is due to net immigration.

AnsweredTreasury5 Feb 2025

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to proscribe drug cartels as terrorist organisations.

AnsweredHome Office4 Feb 2025

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will use sanctions including visa penalties on countries that do not cooperate with the removal of their nationals.

AnsweredHome Office4 Feb 2025

Southport Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will instruct the Southport public inquiry to make an assessment of the adequacy of public communications by the Government in the afterma

AnsweredHome Office4 Feb 2025
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