MP for Folkestone and Hythe
Tony Vaughan is a Labour (Co-op) Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, elected in July 2024. He currently sits on the Petitions Committee and the Justice Committee. The provided data does not include details of his prior career.
Vaughan has 100% party loyalty, slightly above the Labour average, but his parliamentary attendance is low at 15% (party average 33%). He holds a centre-left position (37/100). His voting record shows strong support for workers’ rights and trade union powers, with a tendency to vote against several social policy measures such as mental health funding, renter protections and transgender rights, and consistently against some transport and sentencing measures; he has mixed voting on universal credit and climate change measures.
Has 27 declared financial interests, including 19 entries for ad hoc payments related to employment and earnings, 3 entries for other employment and earnings, 3 visits outside the UK, 1 donation or other support for MP activities, and 1 miscellaneous item.
Generated 21 February 2026
2 positions
Justice Committee
Since Oct 2025
Petitions Committee
Since Oct 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has almost always voted against renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
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