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Mid Norfolk

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Dereham, Watton and Attleborough. Population 92,798, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 48% below the national average. Median income £26K (below average).

Controversy has shadowed George Freeman recently: in June 2025 he referred himself to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner over "cash for questions" allegations, with claims that he solicited company input on parliamentary questions while advising those same firms -- conduct critics called a serious conflict of interest. He has since attracted further attention after becoming a victim of AI-generated deepfakes, confronting Big Tech executives directly and pushing for legislative solutions in Parliament. On the assisted dying free vote in November 2024, Freeman backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Second Reading -- the one occasion he has broken from his party line, which otherwise sits at a near-total 99.6% alignment.

Freeman's parliamentary participation rate of 50% is notably below the Commons average, though his 60 contributions across 32 debates suggest selective but active engagement when he does show up. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs, environment, agriculture, and local government -- topics directly relevant to a rural Norfolk constituency. He consistently backs Lords scrutiny of legislation (100% aligned), opposes tax increases, and supports business-friendly positions, while sitting well below his party average on welfare expansion and criminal justice reform. He is notably more aligned than fellow Conservatives on public health measures (+31 percentage points above party average) and lords reform (+25pp).

246
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

George Freeman

George Freeman

Conservative and Unionist Party

George Freeman is the Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards. This was a landmark free vote on one of the most ethically contested issues in recent parliamentary history.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Dereham, Watton and Attleborough. Population 92,798, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 48% below the national average. Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Freeman’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.256 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Freeman has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
68
Economy
58
Education
30
Pensions
21
Schools
18
Crime & Policing
17
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading29 Nov 2024 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.18 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
All Saints WaylandPhil Cowen790Conserva
All Saints WaylandSarah Elizabeth Suggitt848Conserva
Attleborough Burgh HaverscroftStephen Paul Fraser431Independ
Attleborough Burgh HaverscroftTaila Taylor613Conserva
Attleborough Queens BesthorpeRhodri Oliver558Conserva
Attleborough Queens BesthorpeSam Taylor685Conserva
Attleborough Queens BesthorpeTristan John Ashby685Conserva
Dereham NeatherdAlison Webb828Conserva
Dereham NeatherdLinda Monument744Conserva
Dereham NeatherdWilliam Richmond701Conserva
Dereham ToftwoodKendra Cogman572Labour P
Dereham ToftwoodSarah Simpson555Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
92,798
Electorate 75,238 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
17.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
53
40 primary · 6 secondary
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