Chris Philp

Chris Philp

Conservative Sitting member
Constituency
Croydon South
Region
England
Member since
7 May 2015

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This parliament

Voting participation
63%
Debates contributed to
144
Registered interests
6
Declared value
£13,432

Record last updated 7 Nov 2026

Chris Philp is a Conservative MP for Croydon South who was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and is among the longest serving 25% of MPs, having first been elected in May 2015. He has cast 398 votes out of 630 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 63%, and has made 404 contributions across 144 debates out of 12,880 eligible debates. His top debate topics are Policing & Crime, Immigration & Asylum, and Other/Procedural matters, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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

VOTING PARTICIPATION

398 / 630

63.17%

Ranked #475 of 655 MPs (28th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

144 / 12881

404 total contributions

Ranked #352 of 655 MPs (46th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

6

£13,432.14

£

Ranked #418 of 655 MPs (36th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

The Rt Hon Chris Philp is the Conservative MP for Croydon South, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Home Secretary.

Constituencies

  • Croydon South May 2015 – present · 4 terms

Posts held

  • Shadow Home Secretary Nov 2024 – present · Opposition
  • Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Jul 2024 – Nov 2024 · Opposition
  • Minister of State (Home Office) Oct 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Chief Secretary to the Treasury Sep 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) Sep 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) Feb 2020 – Sep 2021
  • Minister of State (London) Dec 2019 – Feb 2020
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) Sep 2019 – Feb 2020