MP for Maidstone and Malling
Shadow Solicitor General
“A party-loyal Conservative MP and Shadow Solicitor General with a high attendance record who has occasionally rebelled on a handful of bills.”
Helen Grant is the Conservative MP for Maidstone and Malling, first elected in 2010. She currently serves as Shadow Solicitor General (since November 2024) and has previously held junior ministerial roles in the Department for Justice and in Culture, Media and Sport, as well as seats on several parliamentary committees.
She votes with her party consistently, achieving 100% party loyalty and 72% attendance (above the party average). She has 6 rebel votes and sits around the political centre (52/100). On policy areas, she generally supports immigration controls and transgender rights, and has backed the Rwanda deportation scheme, while her votes on welfare and public services show a mixed pattern.
Declares 13 financial interests, including gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; land and property; ongoing paid employment; family members employed; and shareholdings.
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.
9 positions
Shadow Solicitor General
Since Nov 2024
Nationality and Borders Bill
Sept 2021 - Sept 2021
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Committees on Arms Export Controls
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
International Development Committee
Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
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.
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYECrime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
NOCrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
NOCrime and Policing Bill
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.
