MP for Rutland and Stamford
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office)
“A security‑focused Conservative MP who mostly follows her party line but has shown occasional rebellion on end‑of‑life amendments.”
Alicia Kearns is the Conservative MP for Rutland and Stamford, first elected in 2019. She currently serves as Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office) and as an Opposition Whip, and sits on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. She has held a range of foreign affairs and security-focused committee roles during her time in Parliament.
Her voting record shows very high loyalty to the party (around 99%), but attendance is below average (46% vs 56% for the party). She has 16 rebel votes. Across policy topics, she has a mixed record—voting both aye and no on issues such as Universal Credit, Immigration controls, VAT changes, Asylum system, Bus services regulation and Trade union powers—while generally supporting prison sentencing and protest rights, and typically opposing the Rwanda deportation scheme. Notably, she has rebelled on End of Life Bill amendments in June 2025, voting against the party line on several amendments.
She has declared 11 financial interests, including five entries for visits outside the UK, four miscellaneous entries, and two entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
12 positions
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office)
Since Nov 2024
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Since Nov 2024
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Mar 2024 - May 2024
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Jun 2023 - May 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee
Oct 2022 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Privilege
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office)
Opposition role · 20 Nov 2024
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Opposition role · 20 Nov 2024
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Oct 2024
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Opposition role · 19 Jul 2024
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Parliamentary role · 13 Mar 2024
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Parliamentary role · 21 Nov 2023
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Parliamentary role · 14 Nov 2023
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Parliamentary role · 22 Jun 2023
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
