Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, since 4 July 2024

Vikki Slade is the Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

69.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote

401 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

174 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

15 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more

307 Debates spoken in 433 written questions tabled

Ranked 371 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.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13	Aye	80–298
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6	No	99–371
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5	Aye	170–301
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2	Aye	171–302
21 May 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	No vote	68–242
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address	No	307–171
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)	No vote	104–316
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)	Aye	78–408
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)	No vote	104–317
19 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)	No vote	108–323
28 Apr 2026	Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No vote	304–28
28 Apr 2026	Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No	308–81
28 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V	No	335–158
28 Apr 2026	Privilege	Aye	223–335
27 Apr 2026	Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	No	272–64
27 Apr 2026	Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion	No	279–176
27 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)	No	279–164
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123	No	271–171
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C	No	269–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)	No vote	270–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C	No vote	273–167
22 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F	No	253–143
22 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	No	260–161
22 Apr 2026	Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B	No	272–149
22 Apr 2026	Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division	Aye	380–7

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: Councillor
From: 5 July 2024.
Payer: BCP Council (Local Authority), Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth BH2 6DY
(Registered 11 July 2024)

On the register since 7 Feb 2025

£14,458

Remuneration: £14,458 a year
Hours: 15 hrs a week (there is no specific number of hours)
(Registered 11 July 2024; updated 17 August 2024)

On the register since 4 Sep 2024

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: James Moore
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for campaign costs in particular development of Social Media strategy and reach
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership of the National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat parliamentarians for 2026. This is the value of a paid-for membership for a 'town' member i.e. someone based in London, value £1,140
Date received: 23 December 2025 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 24 February 2026
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 25 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership from 15 August 2024 to 31 December 2025. Usual annual fee is £663.69, based value estimate on membership starting after the committee meeting on 14 August 2024 formalises the agreement, value £1,552.86
Date received: 8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 8 July 2024
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 4 August 2024)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, c/o Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 1AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight to Brunei as part of the AFPS programme, value £864.39
Destination of visit: Brunei
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (Army) educational visit
(Registered 3 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £606.42 flights £606.42
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Dates of visit: 2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Purpose of visit: to undertake a visit as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme visiting our forces overseas
(Registered 28 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the Western Counties Executive of Liberal Democrats: unpaid role
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
Date interest ended: 31 December 2024
(Registered 17 August 2024; updated 25 September 2025)