Official portrait of Chris Coghlan

Chris Coghlan

Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, since 4 July 2024

Chris Coghlan is the Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

51.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
298 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
277 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
8 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
72 Debates spoken in 231 written questions tabled

Ranked 574 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Aye 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 No vote 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 No vote 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 No vote 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 No vote 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No vote 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment No vote 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No vote 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No vote 171–322

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Reservist army officer
From: 10 September 2025.
Payer: British Army, MOD, London Guards, 27 St John's Hill, Battersea SW11 1TT
Additional information: Payments will be listed below
(Registered 24 November 2025)

On the register since 3 Aug 2026

Payment: £149.97 Army Reserve pay
Received on: 29 May 2026. Hours: 6 hrs Estimate.
(Registered 12 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Payment: £787.51 Army reservist pay
Received on: 31 March 2026. Hours: 40 hrs Estimate.
(Registered 25 April 2026; updated 28 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Payment: £184.17 Army Reservist pay
Received on: 31 January 2026. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 28 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Payment: £152.17 Army reserve pay
Received on: 30 April 2026. Hours: 8 hrs Estimate.
(Registered 28 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Payment: £430.56 Army Reservist pay
Received on: 31 December 2025. Hours: 25 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 21 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Payment: £530.82 Army Reservist pay
Received on: 28 November 2025. Hours: 32 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 3 December 2025)

On the register since 19 Dec 2025

Payment: £403.04 Army Reservist pay
Received on: 31 October 2025. Hours: 32 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 24 November 2025)

On the register since 5 Dec 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

72 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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