The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Tristan Osborne.

Labour Party MP for Chatham and Aylesford.

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Commons votes
536/575
93% attendance · top 2% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
309
across 119 debates · 32,752 words
Written Qs
114
104 answered · 10 pending
Dispatch
23 Jun 2026

Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.

One of Labour's more active 2024 intake MPs, Osborne votes at above-average rates — 94% participation against a Commons average closer to two-thirds — and has stayed almost entirely on message, with a 99.8% party-line voting record. The one technical rebel vote, as a teller for a motion to sit in private in March 2025, carries little political weight: not a single MP voted in favour, making it a procedural curiosity rather than genuine dissent. More notable is what the voting data reveals about his instincts: he scores markedly more pro-assisted-dying-access than his Labour colleagues (+31 percentage points above the party average), and leans harder towards public health measures than most on his benches.

His 155 contributions across 95 debates mark him out as genuinely engaged. Speech activity clusters around economy and jobs, crime, health, social care, and local government — a mix that tracks both constituency concerns in Chatham and Aylesford and his seat on the Public Accounts Committee, where scrutiny of government spending is the core function. His voting profile shows low alignment with parliamentary scrutiny and civil liberties measures, consistent with backing the government on the National Security (State Threats) Bill and resisting Lords amendment-style checks.

The available news data offers little insight into local sentiment: 32 articles from the past 90 days return an average MP score of zero, with coverage dominated by sport and crime rather than Osborne's parliamentary activity. This reflects an absence of local media coverage of his work, not necessarily a lack of it. Overall, he is a high-participation, loyalist MP with a modest but clear deviation on assisted dying — a steady first-term backbencher with a health-policy conscience.

Background

Tristan Osborne is the Labour MP for Chatham and Aylesford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.536 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation101
Economy90
Employment44
Crime & Policing43
Education41
Constitution and Democracy37
Welfare and Benefits26
Pensions25

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Osborne broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
28 Mar 2025Motion to sit in privateYes
vs party
§ 02Speeches.309 contributions · 119 debates · 32,752 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs13,444
Health11,802
Local Government9,992
Crime9,983
Social Care7,784
Environment6,459
Culture Community5,072
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

21 Apr 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)

Clause 3 is pragmatic and proportionate; structural reform is essential to reduce backlogs; only 1-3% of cases affected; thresholds have evolved historically and are fair.

1,012 words·Read
22 Jan 2026

Local Authorities: Business Investment

Social enterprises were damaged by austerity cuts under the previous government and require greater support to recover.

73 words·Read
21 Jan 2026

UK Wine Industry

Calls for strategic government investment in UK wine industry including tax relief parity with beer/cider, skills funding, export support, packaging review, and cellar door duty re

1,849 words·Read
13 Nov 2025

Violence against Women and Girls

Previous Government allowed domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions to fall dramatically; current Government must do better.

62 words·Read
Showing 4 of 309·All 309 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Osborne currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Public Accounts CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Osborne sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.114 tabled · 104 answered · 10 Oct 2024 → 16 Jul 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1714.9%
Department of Health and Social Care1714.9%
Treasury1513.2%
Department for Transport119.6%
Home Office97.9%
Department for Work and Pensions76.1%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero65.3%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government65.3%

Most recent.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending

Whether the proposed Energy Independence Bill will amend the deterrence regime to help prevent environmental damage from oil and gas operations.

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the existing cap on variable monetary penalties for offshore oil spills, including to align with the equivalent regulations for onshore oil spills.

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending

What comparative assessment he has made of the maximum level of financial penalties that can be issued for offshore oil spills between the UK and other countries, including Norway and the United States.

Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling within protected areas for harbour porpoises and seabirds on the Government's ecosystem-based approach to marine management.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 114·All 114 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £201k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Type of land/property: Residential property (House) Number of properties: 1 Location: Rochester, Kent (Registered 30 July 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing174,66786.9%
Office Costs23,28611.6%
Staff Travel2,3721.2%
MP Travel5790.3%
Total · 106 claims200,904100%
Showing 4 of 106·All 106 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Osborne on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.2 contests · 2015, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Chatham and Aylesford13,68933.5%Won
2015Chatham and Aylesford10,15923.6%Lost

2024 — full result, Chatham and Aylesford.

CandidateVotes%
Tristan OsborneWONLab13,68933.5

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Chatham and Aylesford

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 16 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 32,752 words
8 Sept 2024 → 13 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
114 tabled · 104 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£200,904 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL