33:
933:
928:
556:
728:
705:
336:
938:
324:, she had felt that the bill would redefine the meaning of marriage and that her decision would be supported by the majority of her constituents. She held her seat in the election of
616:
675:
438:
918:
340:
963:
460:
548:
275:
943:
321:
310:
697:
491:
347:
874:
529:
287:
212:
208:
52:
47:
645:
883:
879:
374:
367:
351:
325:
306:
291:
283:
279:
267:
608:
385:
After becoming an MP, she lived in the
Brockhill area of Redditch. She was married to Richard Lumley, a geologist, and had two children.
263:
667:
857:
819:
430:
363:
355:
958:
953:
586:
948:
923:
247:
Lumley was the deputy chair of the Welsh Young
Conservatives from 1986 to 1987, and the group leader of the district of
890:
271:
236:
182:
87:
359:
757:
256:
468:
204:
138:
729:"'These are essential skills' says Redditch MP Karen Lumley at St Johns Ambulance's Everyday Heroes Awards"
492:"Karen Lumley, Tory MP for Redditch who took a principled stand on same-sex marriage and Brexit – obituary"
824:
780:
913:
908:
808:
232:
815:
533:
641:
411:
499:
314:
295:
406:
835:
848:
248:
902:
866:
299:
228:
75:
578:
934:
Female members of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
844:
839:
32:
503:
227:
on 28 March 1964, to Derek and Sylvia Allott. She grew up in the county of
224:
115:
829:
753:
332:
373:
Lumley did not seek re-election as an MP at the general election of
252:
339:
in March 2016. She commented that the move would regain the
431:"Karen Lumley MP not to defend Redditch parliamentary seat"
549:"General Election 2010: Jacqui Smith defeated in Redditch"
929:
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for
English constituencies
354:
as of July 2015. She had previously been part of the
290:before gaining the seat at the general election of
286:, she unsuccessfully contested the constituency of
175:
167:
144:
134:
122:
102:
97:
81:
69:
46:
23:
239:, and subsequently the East Warwickshire College.
609:"Redditch's MP votes against gay marriage bill"
939:People educated at Rugby High School for Girls
668:"Redditch MP Karen Lumley joins "Brexit" camp"
388:Lumley died on 25 May 2023, at the age of 59.
305:Lumley was one of 175 MPs to vote against the
8:
532:. parliament.uk. 15 May 2012. Archived from
203:(28 March 1964 – 25 May 2023) was a British
853:
424:
422:
31:
20:
320:Lumley had said that while she supported
809:Official website (archived 8 March 2017)
397:
223:She was born Karen Elizabeth Allott in
919:21st-century English women politicians
251:from 1991 to 1996. She also served on
708:from the original on 26 November 2012
698:"Welsh Affairs Committee: Membership"
636:
634:
524:
522:
520:
215:in Worcestershire from 2010 to 2017.
7:
307:Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
262:Lumley unsuccessfully contested the
964:Conservative Party (UK) councillors
589:from the original on 10 August 2015
278:. In both the general elections of
118:, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
760:from the original on 13 March 2016
678:from the original on 13 March 2016
619:from the original on 13 March 2016
467:. BBC. 5 June 2010. Archived from
441:from the original on 28 April 2017
333:voting to leave the European Union
14:
781:"Former MP Karen Lumley has died"
779:Osborne, Ashleigh (25 May 2023).
648:from the original on 5 March 2016
331:Lumley indicated her support for
235:. Her early education was at the
858:Parliament of the United Kingdom
820:Parliament of the United Kingdom
727:Sharpe, Liz (20 November 2015).
559:from the original on 10 May 2010
429:Crawford, Ross (28 April 2017).
65:6 May 2010 – 3 May 2017
944:People from Rugby, Warwickshire
756:. Tellkaren.com. 7 March 2016.
364:Parliamentary Private Secretary
309:in March 2013, which legalised
157:
356:Welsh Affairs Select Committee
255:between 1993 and 1996, and on
16:British politician (1964–2023)
1:
579:"MP-by-MP: Gay marriage vote"
547:Britten, Nick (7 May 2010).
415:. 13 May 2010. p. 8746.
825:Contributions in Parliament
237:Rugby High School for Girls
183:Rugby High School for Girls
980:
490:Obituaries (28 May 2023).
360:Transport Select Committee
887:
873:Member of Parliament for
871:
863:
856:
194:
187:East Warwickshire College
93:
58:
42:
30:
257:Redditch Borough Council
219:Early life and education
754:"About Karen: Personal"
381:Personal life and death
343:of the United Kingdom.
294:, defeating the former
201:Karen Elizabeth Lumley
949:People from Redditch
924:British Eurosceptics
845:Record in Parliament
674:. 23 February 2016.
368:Department of Health
253:Clwyd County Council
209:Member of Parliament
48:Member of Parliament
733:Redditch Advertiser
704:. 9 December 2012.
672:Redditch Advertiser
615:. 6 February 2013.
613:Redditch Advertiser
585:. 5 February 2013.
553:The Daily Telegraph
496:The Daily Telegraph
377:due to ill health.
259:from 2001 to 2003.
207:politician and the
465:BBC Democracy Live
412:The London Gazette
350:Lumley sat on the
322:civil partnerships
897:
896:
888:Succeeded by
785:Redditch Standard
702:www.parliament.uk
644:. parliament.uk.
642:"Karen Lumley MP"
530:"Karen Lumley MP"
471:on 8 January 2013
461:"Karen Lumley MP"
435:Redditch Standard
362:. She was also a
352:Finance Committee
315:England and Wales
311:same sex marriage
272:National Assembly
231:, in the town of
198:
197:
971:
959:UK MPs 2015–2017
954:UK MPs 2010–2015
864:Preceded by
854:
796:
795:
793:
791:
776:
770:
769:
767:
765:
750:
744:
743:
741:
739:
724:
718:
717:
715:
713:
694:
688:
687:
685:
683:
664:
658:
657:
655:
653:
638:
629:
628:
626:
624:
605:
599:
598:
596:
594:
575:
569:
568:
566:
564:
544:
538:
537:
526:
515:
514:
512:
510:
487:
481:
480:
478:
476:
457:
451:
450:
448:
446:
426:
417:
416:
402:
348:House of Commons
266:constituency in
243:Political career
161:
159:
129:
112:
110:
98:Personal details
84:
72:
63:
35:
21:
979:
978:
974:
973:
972:
970:
969:
968:
899:
898:
893:
878:
869:
805:
800:
799:
789:
787:
778:
777:
773:
763:
761:
752:
751:
747:
737:
735:
726:
725:
721:
711:
709:
696:
695:
691:
681:
679:
666:
665:
661:
651:
649:
640:
639:
632:
622:
620:
607:
606:
602:
592:
590:
577:
576:
572:
562:
560:
546:
545:
541:
536:on 15 May 2012.
528:
527:
518:
508:
506:
489:
488:
484:
474:
472:
459:
458:
454:
444:
442:
428:
427:
420:
405:
403:
399:
394:
383:
298:Home Secretary
245:
221:
190:
163:
160: 1984)
155:
151:
135:Political party
127:
114:
108:
106:
82:
70:
64:
59:
50:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
977:
975:
967:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
901:
900:
895:
894:
891:Rachel Maclean
889:
886:
870:
865:
861:
860:
852:
851:
849:TheyWorkForYou
842:
833:
822:
813:
811:
804:
803:External links
801:
798:
797:
771:
745:
719:
689:
659:
630:
600:
570:
539:
516:
482:
452:
418:
396:
395:
393:
390:
382:
379:
249:Wrexham Maelor
244:
241:
220:
217:
196:
195:
192:
191:
189:
188:
185:
179:
177:
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
153:
150:Richard Lumley
149:
148:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
130:(aged 59)
124:
120:
119:
104:
100:
99:
95:
94:
91:
90:
88:Rachel Maclean
85:
79:
78:
73:
67:
66:
56:
55:
44:
43:
40:
39:
37:Lumley in 2010
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
976:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
906:
904:
892:
885:
881:
877:
876:
868:
862:
859:
855:
850:
846:
843:
841:
837:
836:Voting record
834:
832:
831:
826:
823:
821:
817:
814:
812:
810:
807:
806:
802:
786:
782:
775:
772:
759:
755:
749:
746:
734:
730:
723:
720:
707:
703:
699:
693:
690:
677:
673:
669:
663:
660:
647:
643:
637:
635:
631:
618:
614:
610:
604:
601:
588:
584:
580:
574:
571:
558:
554:
550:
543:
540:
535:
531:
525:
523:
521:
517:
505:
501:
497:
493:
486:
483:
470:
466:
462:
456:
453:
440:
436:
432:
425:
423:
419:
414:
413:
408:
401:
398:
391:
389:
386:
380:
378:
376:
371:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
344:
342:
338:
337:EU Referendum
334:
329:
327:
323:
318:
316:
312:
308:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
260:
258:
254:
250:
242:
240:
238:
234:
230:
226:
218:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
193:
186:
184:
181:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
147:
143:
140:
137:
133:
125:
121:
117:
113:28 March 1964
105:
101:
96:
92:
89:
86:
80:
77:
74:
68:
62:
57:
54:
49:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
872:
867:Jacqui Smith
828:
788:. Retrieved
784:
774:
762:. Retrieved
748:
736:. Retrieved
732:
722:
710:. Retrieved
701:
692:
680:. Retrieved
671:
662:
650:. Retrieved
621:. Retrieved
612:
603:
591:. Retrieved
582:
573:
561:. Retrieved
552:
542:
534:the original
507:. Retrieved
495:
485:
473:. Retrieved
469:the original
464:
455:
443:. Retrieved
434:
410:
400:
387:
384:
372:
345:
330:
319:
304:
300:Jacqui Smith
261:
246:
229:Warwickshire
222:
205:Conservative
200:
199:
139:Conservative
128:(2023-05-25)
83:Succeeded by
76:Jacqui Smith
60:
25:Karen Lumley
18:
914:2023 deaths
909:1964 births
840:Public Whip
407:"No. 59418"
341:sovereignty
126:25 May 2023
71:Preceded by
903:Categories
712:9 December
593:19 October
392:References
109:1964-03-28
583:bbc.co.uk
504:0307-1235
274:level in
211:(MP) for
176:Education
61:In office
875:Redditch
758:Archived
706:Archived
676:Archived
652:12 March
646:Archived
617:Archived
587:Archived
557:Archived
445:29 April
439:Archived
358:and the
326:May 2015
288:Redditch
225:Barnsley
213:Redditch
168:Children
116:Barnsley
53:Redditch
830:Hansard
816:Profile
764:7 March
738:7 March
682:7 March
623:7 March
563:7 March
475:25 July
366:in the
346:In the
335:in the
270:and at
162:
154:
790:25 May
509:30 May
502:
296:Labour
145:Spouse
264:Delyn
233:Rugby
156:(
152:
884:2017
880:2010
792:2023
766:2016
740:2016
714:2012
684:2016
654:2016
625:2016
595:2020
565:2016
511:2023
500:ISSN
477:2010
447:2017
375:2017
292:2010
284:2005
282:and
280:2001
276:1999
268:1997
123:Died
103:Born
51:for
847:at
838:at
827:at
818:at
313:in
905::
783:.
731:.
700:.
670:.
633:^
611:.
581:.
555:.
551:.
519:^
498:.
494:.
463:.
437:.
433:.
421:^
409:.
370:.
328:.
317:.
302:.
158:m.
882:–
794:.
768:.
742:.
716:.
686:.
656:.
627:.
597:.
567:.
513:.
479:.
449:.
404:"
171:2
111:)
107:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
