Portrait of Caroline Voaden

Caroline Voaden

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for South Devon · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Schools)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: caroline.voaden.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 01803 658461

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.3%
431 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
85 meetings attended
Debate contributions
432
in the 7 year window
Written questions
197
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Caroline Voaden is the Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Schools).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
South Devon4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
South West Devon

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
431

434th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Caroline Voaden voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 58.9%58.9%2025: 67.4%67.4%2026: 72.5%72.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236171 72.5%
2025322217 67.4%
20247343 58.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631431 68.3%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
432
Written questions
197
Oral questions
27
Early day motions
4
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
85

joint 345th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Caroline Voaden: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 575720242025: 595920252026: 81812026
Oral questions per year
Caroline Voaden: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 5520242025: 111120252026: 11112026
Early day motions per year
Caroline Voaden: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 0020242025: 4420252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 146 97 81 11 0 1 0
2025 226 130 59 11 4 0 0
2024 60 36 57 5 0 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Education Committee Member 28 October 2024 85 of 85 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
432
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
263
distinct debates

272nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Caroline Voaden: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502024: 606020242025: 22622620252026: 1461462026
Debates participated in per year
Caroline Voaden: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 363620242025: 13013020252026: 97972026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for South Devon
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Education Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Schools)

Constituency: South Devon

South Devon constituency boundary
Area
633.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 7,127
Electorate
72,261 · turnout 67.8%
Postcode areas
PL20, PL21, TQ10, TQ11, TQ12, TQ13, TQ3, TQ4, TQ5, TQ6, TQ7, TQ8, TQ9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.