Official portrait of Tom Gordon

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, since 4 July 2024

Tom Gordon is the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

67.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
387 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
188 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
3 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
238 Debates spoken in 175 written questions tabled

Ranked 411 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 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 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: London Marathon Events Ltd
Address of donor: Marathon House, 190 Great Dover St, London SE1 4YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Start and finish line hospitality at the London Marathon, value is an estimated cost, value £350
Date received: 26 April 2026
Date accepted: 26 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01528489
(Registered 29 April 2026)

On the register since 27 May 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, value £799.82
Destination of visit: Brunei
Dates of visit: 25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
Purpose of visit: To undertake a visit as part of my participation in the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.
(Registered 16 October 2025)

On the register since 25 Mar 2026

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Internal transport including excursions (£270.09) and meals (£127.92), value £398.01
Destination of visit: Ukraine and Moldova
Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary delegation to attend 4th anniversary of the full scale invasion, and build relationship with Ukrainian allies.
(Registered 19 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

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Debates

238 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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