Victoria Atkins

Victoria Atkins

Conservative Sitting member
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Region
England
Member since
7 May 2015

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This parliament

Voting participation
57%
Debates contributed to
64
Registered interests
6
Declared value
£8,230

Record last updated 7 Nov 2026

Victoria Atkins is a Conservative MP who has represented Louth and Horncastle since her election in May 2015, placing her in the longest serving 25% of MPs. She was re-elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. In her voting participation, Atkins cast 362 votes out of 631 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 57%, which places her in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 25% of Conservative MPs by votes cast. In debates, she made 200 contributions across 64 debates out of 12,880 eligible debates, placing her in the bottom 10% of MPs by debate participation and the bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2015 by debate contributions. Her top debate topics have been Other/Procedural, Food & Agriculture, and Taxation, while her top voting topics have been Parliamentary Procedure, Employment &

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

VOTING PARTICIPATION

362 / 631

57.37%

Ranked #540 of 655 MPs (18th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

64 / 12881

200 total contributions

Ranked #593 of 655 MPs (10th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

6

£8,230.00

£

Ranked #483 of 655 MPs (26th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins is the Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Constituencies

  • Louth and Horncastle May 2015 – present · 4 terms

Posts held

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nov 2024 – present · Opposition
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jul 2024 – Nov 2024 · Opposition
  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Nov 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) Oct 2022 – Nov 2023
  • Minister for Afghan resettlement Sep 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) Sep 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Minister for Women Jan 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) Nov 2017 – Sep 2021