MP for Canterbury
Rosie Duffield is the Member of Parliament for Canterbury, first elected in 2017. She sits as an Independent and is currently a member of the Women and Equalities Committee (since 2024-11-25). Her parliamentary career has included service on a range of committees, including the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and she briefly served as an Opposition Whip in 2020.
Duffield shows very high loyalty to her party line (98%), well above the party average of 77%. She has an attendance rate of 51% (above the party average of 21%) and has recorded 19 rebel votes, indicating some independence from party guidance. Her voting pattern places her on the centre-left in the political spectrum (45/100).
Generated 21 February 2026
13 positions
Women and Equalities Committee
Since Nov 2024
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Pet Abduction Bill
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has almost always voted against immigration controls
has almost always voted against vat changes
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
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Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)
25 Mar 2021
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
19 Nov 2024
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20
14 Jan 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading
25 Feb 2025
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10
11 Mar 2025
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading