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Tony Vaughan

Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe, since 4 July 2024

Tony Vaughan is the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

81.2% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
467 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
108 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
27 Interests declared 6 at £5,000 or more
85 Debates spoken in 112 written questions tabled

Ranked 154 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 Aye 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 Aye 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 Aye 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 Aye 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 Aye 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 Aye 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 Aye 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 Aye 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 Aye 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 Aye 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E Aye 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 No vote 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 No vote 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B No vote 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 No vote 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 No vote 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 No vote 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 No vote 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No vote 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 No vote 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments No vote 247–21

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £1,906.77 All work carried out prior to 4th July 2024
Received on: 18 June 2026. Hours: 6 hrs hours worked is approximate.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 24 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Payment: £1,444.85 All work carried out prior to 4th July 2024
Received on: 15 June 2026. Hours: 4.5 hrs hours worked is approximate.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 24 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Payment: £286.20
Received on: 28 April 2026. Hours: 0.6 hrs for work carried out in October 2025.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 15 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£8,723

Payment: £8,723.38 All work carried out prior to 5 July 2024
Received on: 29 April 2026. Hours: 29 hrs hours worked is approximate and none since my election.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 15 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Payment: £333.90
Received on: 24 April 2026. Hours: 0.7 hrs For work carried out on 17/09/2025.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 15 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£8,733

Payment: £8,733.87 All work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 9 April 2026. Hours: 29 hrs approximate hours worked.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 17 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Payment: £1,486.04 All work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 26 March 2026. Hours: none since my election.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 27 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

Role, work or services: Barrister
Payer: Legal Aid Agency (Legal services provided by me to a lay client, who is assisted by the Agency.), 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
(Registered 3 August 2024)

On the register since 1 Apr 2026

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Garden Court Chambers (Barristers' chambers), 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ
Additional information: All payments from Garden Court Chambers are for work done before 2020, and will be listed below.
(Registered 16 December 2024)

On the register since 1 Apr 2026

Payment: £4,436.10
Received on: 17 February 2026. Hours: 11.5 hrs work completed between 04/07/2025 - 12/09/2025.
Ultimate payer: Confidential, Confidential
(Registered 24 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Payment: £770.13 All work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 11 February 2026. Hours: 2 hrs hours worked is approximate.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 24 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Payment: £1,131 all work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 7 January 2026. Hours: 3 hrs approximate.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 31 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Payment: £2,462.56 All work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 17 December 2025. Hours: 8 hrs approximate hours worked.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 22 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£9,378

Payment: £9,378.39 All work completed prior to 4th July 2024
Received on: 4 November 2025. Hours: 35 hrs number of hours is approximate.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 17 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Payment: £37.49 this payment is for work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 26 September 2025. Hours: 0.3 hrs estimated working time of 20 minutes.
Ultimate payer: Confidential, Confidential
(Registered 15 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Payment: £1,431 work completed on 11/08/2025
Received on: 22 August 2025. Hours: 3 hrs.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 15 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

Payment: £381.60
Received on: 21 July 2025. Hours: 1 hr total amount of time worked is 48 minutes on 02/07/25.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 13 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Payment: £1,869.84 All work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 4 August 2025. Hours: 9 hrs.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 13 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Payment: £152.64 All work carried out prior to July 2024
Received on: 5 August 2025. Hours: 0.5 hrs.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 13 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Payment: £1,131
Received on: 27 June 2025. Hours: 3 hrs 21/4/25 1.5hours 23/4/25 1.5hours.
Ultimate payer: confidential, confidential
(Registered 16 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Role, work or services: Barrister
Payer: Doughty Street Chambers (Legal services), 54 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LS
(Registered 10 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£9,945

Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for 2 days per week (value stated is maximum), value £9,945
Date received: 1 April 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 1 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£5,561

Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for 2 days per week, value £5,561.11
Date received: 14 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 14 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 9 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£20,438

Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for 2 days per week, value £20,438.89
Date received: 1 April 2025 to 13 January 2026
Date accepted: 1 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 9 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Ibrahim Dogus
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Food provided for a fundraising event for 57 people, value £1,254
Date received: 24 March 2026
Date accepted: 24 March 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotels, flights, food and transport, value £4,763
Destination of visit: China
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To engage directly with Chinese government counterparts, improve understanding and help manage a complex bilateral relationship in the UK’s national interest.
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Professional status as barrister with valid practicing certificate.
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
(Registered 7 August 2024)

On the register since 23 Feb 2026

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Debates

85 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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