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Tony Vaughan
MP for Folkestone and Hythe
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedTony 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.
Voting Patterns
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.
Notable Positions
- Generally supported trade union powers
- Generally supported workers’ rights protections
- Generally voted in favour of VAT changes
- Voted against mental health services funding
- Voted against transgender rights
Financial Interests
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
100%
Party Loyalty
15%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(37)
Based on 119 votesCareer & Roles
2 positions
Current
Committee
Justice Committee
Since Oct 2025
Committee
Petitions Committee
Since Oct 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
44 votes
Trade union powers
Generally forhas generally voted for trade union powers
34 votes
Workers rights protections
Generally forhas generally voted for workers rights protections
34 votes
VAT changes
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
24 votes
Prison sentencing
Generally againsthas generally voted against prison sentencing
17 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
15 votes
Renter protections
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against renter protections
13 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
13 votes
Financial Interests
27 declarations · £59,517 total
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye