Official portrait of Christine Jardine

Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, since 8 June 2017

Christine Jardine is the Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

52.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
301 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
274 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
7 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
968 Debates spoken in 399 written questions tabled

Ranked 571 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
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part No vote 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No vote 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities No vote 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Aye 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No vote 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No vote 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No vote 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work No vote 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work No vote 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading No 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 No 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H No 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B Aye 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 No vote 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B No vote 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Aye 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Aye 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Aye 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Aye 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty No 357–174

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Scottish Rugby Union
Address of donor: Scottish Rugby Union Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 5PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A ticket including hospitality for Scotland v England Women's Rugby match, value £500
Date received: 18 April 2026
Date accepted: 18 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration SC748672
(Registered 14 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: Edinburgh Airport Ltd
Address of donor: Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh, EH12 9DN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the AirportsUK Annual Dinner (value is approximate), value £500
Date received: 18 February 2025
Date accepted: 18 February 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC096623
(Registered 20 March 2025)

On the register since 9 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Scottish Rugby Limited
Address of donor: Murrayfield, Edinburgh EH12 5PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for the Scotland v New Zealand game as part of the Autumn International series, value £798
Date received: 8 November 2025
Date accepted: 8 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC132061
(Registered 27 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Address of donor: 1-3 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket, drinks and hospitality package for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. Value is approximate, value £370
Date received: 19 August 2025
Date accepted: 19 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC128255
(Registered 11 September 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Consulate of San Marino
Address of donor: c/o Baird House, 15-17 St Cross Street, Farringdon, London EC1N 8UW
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Airfare and transfers (£534.36), accommodation (£193), subsistence (£173.38), value £900.94
Destination of visit: Vatican City
Dates of visit: 21 October 2025 to 23 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Meetings with business people, parliamentarians and faith leaders in the Vatican City and San Marino to foster links between communities, parliaments and countries.
(Registered 11 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

I am the President of The Debating Group, which organises informal debates on policy issues. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 November 2024
(Registered 3 December 2024)

On the register since 11 Dec 2024

Sole Trader, Christine Jardine Communications (inactive), media consultancy.
(Registered 6 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

968 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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