Official portrait of Adam Dance

Adam Dance

Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, since 4 July 2024

Adam Dance is the Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

71.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
412 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
163 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
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
133 Debates spoken in 610 written questions tabled

Ranked 337 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
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No vote 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No vote 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets No vote 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No vote 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 Aye 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion No 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Aye 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax No vote 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Aye 165–323

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: Councilor
Payer: Somerset Council, County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton TA1 4DY
(Registered 16 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Remuneration: £1,291.67 a month
Hours: 14 hrs a week
(Registered 16 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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: honorary membership of National Liberal Club for those who reside outside London, value £863.69
Date received: 16 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 16 September 2024
Donor status: other (honorary membership of National Liberal Club for those who reside outside London membership)
(Registered 30 October 2024)

On the register since 3 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

South Petherton Parish Councilor. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 17 July 2024)

On the register since 17 Jul 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


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

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