Each of Medway's constituencies elect one member of parliament (MP) to represent their interests, and vote on their behalf, in the House of Commons. Since 1841, Medway's MPs have been:
Current Members of Parliament
Rehman Chishti (Con)
6 May 2010 -
Tracey Crouch (Con)
6 May 2010 -
Kelly Tolhurst (Con)
7 May 2015 -
Former Members of Parliament
Richard Acland (Lab)
26 Nov 1947 - 26 May 1955
Irving Albery (Con)
29 Oct 1924 - 5 Jul 1945
Garry Allighan (Lab)
5 Jul 1945 - 30 Oct 1947
Robert Bean (Lab)
10 Oct 1974 - 3 May 1979
Ralph Bernal (Whig)
26 Aug 1847 - 31 Jul 1852
Joseph Binns (Lab)
5 Jul 1945 - 23 Feb 1950
William Bodkin (Con)
22 Jul 1841 - 26 Aug 1847
Arthur Bottomley (Lab)
5 Jul 1945 - 8 Oct 1959
Tim Brinton (Con)
3 May 1979 - 9 Jun 1983
Frederick Burden (Con)
23 Feb 1950 - 9 Jun 1983
George Byng (Whig)
22 Jul 1841 - 31 Jul 1852
Paul Clark (Lab)
1 May 1997 - 6 May 2010
James Couchman (Con)
9 Jun 1983 - 1 May 1997
Julian Critchley (Con)
8 Oct 1959 - 15 Oct 1964
Horatio Davies (Con)
7 Aug 1895 - 8 Feb 1906
26 Jul 1892 - 16 Dec 1892
James Douglas (Con)
22 Jul 1841 - 26 Aug 1847
George Elliot (Con)
17 Feb 1874 - 16 Feb 1875
Peggy Fenner (Con)
3 May 1979 - 1 May 1997
18 Jun 1970 - 10 Oct 1974
James Gascoyne-Cecil (Con)
1 Jan 1893 - 22 Aug 1903
Park Goff (Con)
27 Oct 1931 - 14 Nov 1935
Julian Goldsmid (Lib)
19 Jul 1870 - 27 Apr 1880
John Gorst (Con)
16 Feb 1875 - 26 Jul 1892
Robert Gower (Con)
30 May 1929 - 5 Jul 1945
Thomas Hodges (Whig)
26 Aug 1847 - 31 Jul 1852
Gerald Hohler (Con)
10 Feb 1910 - 30 May 1929
Francis Hughes-Hallett (Con)
18 Dec 1885 - 16 Apr 1889
George Isaacs (Lab)
6 Dec 1923 - 29 Oct 1924
John Jenkins (LRC)
8 Feb 1906 - 10 Feb 1910
Anne Kerr (Lab)
15 Oct 1964 - 18 Jun 1970
John Kinglake (Lib)
24 Apr 1857 - 9 Jul 1870
Peter Kirk (Con)
26 May 1955 - 15 Oct 1964
Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen (Lib)
16 Apr 1889 - 26 Jul 1892
Ernest Lamb (Lib)
19 Dec 1910 - 14 Dec 1918
8 Feb 1906 - 10 Feb 1910
Roger Leigh (Con)
27 Apr 1880 - 18 Dec 1885
Lewis Loyd (Con)
26 Jul 1892 - 7 Aug 1895
Frank Markham (Lab)
30 May 1929 - 27 Oct 1931
Bob Marshall-Andrews (Lab)
1 May 1997 - 6 May 2010
John Moore-Brabazon (Con)
14 Dec 1918 - 30 May 1929
Albert Murray (Lab)
15 Oct 1964 - 18 Jun 1970
Arthur Otway (Lib)
14 Jun 1878 - 18 Dec 1885
24 Jul 1865 - 17 Feb 1874
John Ovenden (Lab)
28 Feb 1974 - 3 May 1979
Leonard Plugge (Con)
14 Nov 1935 - 5 Jul 1945
Mark Reckless (UKIP)
20 Nov 2014 - 7 May 2015
6 May 2010 - 30 Sep 2014 (Con)
Alexander Richardson (Con)
14 Dec 1918 - 6 Dec 1923
Samuel Ridley (Con)
10 Feb 1910 - 19 Dec 1910
Andrew Rowe (Con)
9 Jun 1983 - 1 May 1997
Jonathan Shaw (Lab)
1 May 1997 - 6 May 2010
Charles Tuff (Con)
23 Sep 1903 - 8 Feb 1906
Leicester Vernon (Con)
23 Jun 1853 - 24 Apr 1857
Roger White (Con)
18 Jun 1970 - 28 Feb 1974
Philip Wykeham-Martin (Lib)
18 May 1859 - 31 May 1878
8 Feb 1856 - 18 May 1859 (Rad)
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