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 8 of 80

8 NO

Employment Rights Bill

8 votes · 15 Sept 2025

3 AYE

Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 10 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

2 votes · 9 Sept 2025

7 NO

Renters’ Rights Bill

7 votes · 8 Sept 2025

3 NO

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

3 votes · 4 Sept 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

Western Jet Foil: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 6.37 of the 5th Annual Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, published on 28 November 2024, wh

AnsweredHome Office10 Dec 2024

Undocumented Migrants: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants entering the country illegally claimed to be children since 5 July 2024; how many and what proportion of those migrants were su

AnsweredHome Office10 Dec 2024

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 22 July 2024 on Border Security and Asylum, Official Report, columns 384-387, if she will publish a break

AnsweredHome Office26 Nov 2024

Police: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13777 on Police: Mental Health Services, if she will publish the updates received by her D

AnsweredHome Office19 Nov 2024

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders (a) are currently in (i) prison and (ii) the community and (b) have been deported since 5 July 2024.

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2024

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum hotels were open and (b) asylum seekers were housed in hotels as of (i) 30 June and (ii) 31 October 2024; and what was the d

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2024

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were returned to their home countries between (a) 5 July and 31 October 2023 and (b) 5 July and 31 October 2024; and how many and

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2024

Police: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the schedule of implementation for the Right Care, Right Person model for all the police forces in England and Wales.

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2024

Police: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9189 on Police: Technology, and paragraph 5.6 of the Spring Budget 2024, published on

AnsweredHome Office22 Oct 2024

Police: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 5.6 of the Spring Budget 2024, published on 6 March 2024, HC 560, how much and what proportion of the £230 million fu

AnsweredHome Office15 Oct 2024
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