Helen Whately
MP since 7 May 2015
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Helen Whately is the Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
1989
Votes Cast
£269,510
Expenses 2024-25
1,469
Majority
31.8%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£269,510
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,594 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
465
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
62
Debates Spoken In⚑
155
Speeches⚑
413
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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1989 votes — page 4 of 80
2 NOCrime and Policing Bill
2 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
2 votes · 20 Apr 2026
7 NOPension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
3 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 2026
7 NOCrime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
3 NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
3 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
3 votes · 23 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(7)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Sells
£10,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
£10,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Sells
£10,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Edward Sells
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £10,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 24 February 2026
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Richard Oldfield
£7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
£7,500
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Richard Oldfield
£7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Richard Oldfield
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 5 January 2026
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (Stanley) Fink
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (Stanley) Fink
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Lord (Stanley) Fink
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 14 January 2026
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Garton Woods
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Garton Woods
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Edward Garton Woods
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 21 January 2026
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Richard Chesson
Sponsorship of the Unsung Heroes Awards including promotional signage, hospitality for the prize giving ceremony and prizes for the winners (exact amount)
25 April 2025 to 15 May 2025
£2,450
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Richard Chesson
Sponsorship of the Unsung Heroes Awards including promotional signage, hospitality for the prize giving ceremony and prizes for the winners (exact amount)
25 April 2025 to 15 May 2025
- Name of donor
- Richard Chesson
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Sponsorship of the Unsung Heroes Awards including promotional signage, hospitality for the prize giving ceremony and prizes for the winners (exact amount), value £2,450
- Date received
- 25 April 2025 to 15 May 2025
- Date accepted
- 25 April 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 22 May 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Helen in Parliament
Social Security Benefits: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap.
Social Security Benefits: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of changing the two-child benefit cap to a) three, b) four and c) five children.
Social Security Benefits: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (c) other Cabinet colleagues on lifting the two-ch
Social Security Benefits: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the two-child benefit cap on incentives to work.
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have newly claimed Universal Credit in each of the last 5 years, broken down by (a) heal
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Universal Credit starts in each of the last 5 years were (a) new benefit claimants and (b) claimants transitioning from legacy b
Employment: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 20 October to Question 78358, whether the 1,000 redeployed Pathways to Work advisers are part of the existing work
Employment: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches there were in each English district in each month since July 2024.
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the new consumer protections for residential freeholders contained in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 will
Property Management Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department's consultation on legislative and policy options to reduce the prevalence of private estate management
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