Dame Karen Bradley

Dame Karen Bradley

Conservative Sitting member
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands
Region
England
Member since
6 May 2010

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This parliament

Voting participation
50%
Debates contributed to
127
Registered interests
10
Declared value
£15,434

Record last updated 7 Nov 2026

Dame Karen Bradley, the Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Conservative MPs, having been first elected in May 2010 and re-elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024. She has cast 312 votes from 630 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 50%, placing her in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Conservative MPs by votes cast. She has made 174 contributions across 127 debates, with her top debate topics being Policing & Crime, Justice & Law, and Foreign Affairs & Defence, while her top voting topics have been Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law. She does not hold a government post.

Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

312 / 630

49.52%

Ranked #584 of 655 MPs (11th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

127 / 12881

174 total contributions

Ranked #412 of 655 MPs (37th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

10

£15,434.00

£

Ranked #398 of 655 MPs (39th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

The Rt Hon Dame Karen Bradley is the Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Constituencies

  • Staffordshire Moorlands May 2010 – present · 5 terms

Posts held

  • Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Jan 2018 – Jul 2019
  • Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Jul 2017 – Jan 2018
  • Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jul 2016 – Jul 2017
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) Feb 2014 – Jul 2016
  • Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) Oct 2013 – Feb 2014
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) Sep 2012 – Oct 2013