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Helen Grant
MP for Maidstone and Malling
ConservativeOpposition
Shadow Solicitor General
About This MP
AI-generatedHelen Grant is the Conservative MP for Maidstone and Malling, first elected in 2010. She has held ministerial roles in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Ministry of Justice, and since November 2024 serves as Shadow Solicitor General.
Voting Patterns
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty and 72% attendance, with a small number of rebel votes. She sits at the centrist end of the Conservative spectrum, and her voting on key topics is mixed: generally supporting immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while voting against bus services regulation and showing mixed positions on NHS funding, VAT changes and other issues.
Notable Positions
- Supports immigration controls
- Supports Rwanda deportation scheme
- Generally supports transgender rights
- Opposes expansion of bus services regulation
- Voted in favour of tobacco and vaping regulation (Tobacco and Vapes Bill)
Financial Interests
She has declared 10 financial interests, including gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; land and property; a family member employed; miscellaneous interests; and shareholdings.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
72%
Attendance
6
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centrist(50)
Based on 292 votesCareer & Roles
9 positions
Current
Opposition
Shadow Solicitor General
Since Nov 2024
Previous
Committee
Nationality and Borders Bill
Sept 2021 - Sept 2021
Other
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Committee
Committees on Arms Export Controls
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
Committee
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
Committee
International Development Committee
Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Generally againsthas generally voted against nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
10 declarations · £2,999 total
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
NO
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
NO
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
NO
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
NO
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye