Water outages raised ahead of supplier meeting
Duffield shared concerns about recurring leaks and outages with SOS Whitstable, saying she would meet the supplier's leadership about preventing further disruption.
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Rosie Duffield
Rosie Duffield sits as an independent MP in the House of Commons for Canterbury. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
PartyIndependent
ConstituencyCanterbury
Current membership from8 June 2017
Parliament member ID4616
BIOGRAPHY · EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
Rosie Duffield: biography and parliamentary career
Rosie Duffield has represented Canterbury in Kent since June 2017, when she became the constituency's first Labour MP in decades. She moved from London to Kent in her twenties and worked as a teaching assistant in local schools. Before entering Parliament, she was active in Canterbury community groups, charities and local campaigns.
Duffield became involved with Labour politics locally, serving as chair of the party's Canterbury branch and taking part in campaigning around human rights, environmental concerns and public services. She was elected again in 2019 and 2024, continuing to represent communities including Canterbury and Whitstable.
On 28 September 2024 she left the Labour Party and began sitting as an Independent MP. She subsequently joined the Commons Women and Equalities Committee in November 2024. Her parliamentary career has included debates about education, housing, women's rights and the treatment of vulnerable people. Duffield's experience in schools and community organisations predates her work in Westminster.
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Constituency: Canterbury
Explore the constituency's recent election results, previous results and local electoral history on UK Decides.
Latest general election result
Election date4 July 2024
Majority8,653
Constituency turnout66.4%
Electorate71,155
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Canterbury election history.
Parliamentary career
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 8 June 2017.
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Government, opposition and committee roles
Previous appointments
Opposition Whip (Commons)Apr 2020 – May 2020
Current committee memberships
Women and Equalities CommitteeNov 2024 – Present
Previous committee memberships
Women and Equalities CommitteeMar 2020 – May 2020
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs CommitteeMar 2020 – May 2024
Work and Pensions CommitteeJun 2018 – Nov 2019
Women and Equalities CommitteeSep 2017 – Jun 2018
Appointments and committee dates are supplied by UK Parliament. Records may not include every informal or parliamentary private secretary role. See the official career record →
Parliamentary activity and voting
Official parliamentary records provide details of speeches, questions, committee work and divisions. These records describe parliamentary activity; they should not be used on their own to judge an MP's effectiveness.
UK DECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
Selected recent reporting
Hospitality VAT reduction urged
Following a sector roundtable, Duffield sought lower hospitality VAT, more workable employment policies and action on energy costs to help struggling businesses.
Read original source →Overnight urgent care closure concerns raised
Duffield said she would contact the health secretary about possible overnight closure of Canterbury's urgent treatment centre and its effects on patients.
Read original source →Retailers discuss theft and business rates
Duffield met independent retailers at St Martins Hill Post Office to hear about theft, security costs and rising business rates affecting small shops.
Read original source →NHS 111 and community care explored
Duffield visited IC24's Ashford office, met clinical leaders and observed NHS 111 call handling to understand urgent and community care pressures.
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MP in focus
Canterbury
Rosie Duffield is listed by Parliament as a Independent MP for Canterbury, with the current Commons membership beginning 8 June 2017.
Parliamentary record →Canterbury
The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 8,653 votes.
Constituency election history →AUTOMATED NEWS SEARCH · LAST 90 DAYS
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