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
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 No vote 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 No vote 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 No vote 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 No vote 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 No vote 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 No vote 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No vote 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 No 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No vote 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No vote 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No vote 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No vote 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 277–99

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

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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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