MP for Folkestone and Hythe
“A highly loyal Labour backbencher with unusually low parliamentary attendance, serving on the Justice and Petitions committees.”
Tony Vaughan is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Folkestone and Hythe, elected in 2024. He currently sits on the Petitions Committee (since 2024-10-28) and the Justice Committee (since 2025-10-27). The data provided do not include details of his career prior to entering Parliament.
Vaughan shows perfect party loyalty (100%) but very low attendance (17%, well below the party average of 34%), with zero rebel votes. On policy, he generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers and backs regulation of bus services, while voting against transgender rights and against a publicly owned railway; his positions on Universal Credit, protest rights, mental health services and VAT changes are mixed.
Declares 38 financial interests, dominated by ad hoc payments linked to employment and earnings (26 entries). Other entries include donations and support for MP activities (4), additional employment earnings (3), visits outside the UK (3), and occasional gifts or hospitality from UK sources (1) and miscellaneous (1).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
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
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
2 positions
Justice Committee
Since Oct 2025
Petitions Committee
Since Oct 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.
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOThe 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.
