Portrait of David Chadwick

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: david.chadwick.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

The Coach House, George Street, Brecon, LD3 7LD

Tel: 01792 316380

Constituency office

7a James Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LR

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
67.8%
428 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
36 meetings attended
Debate contributions
252
in the 7 year window
Written questions
417
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

David Chadwick is the Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
67.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
428

joint 442nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

David Chadwick voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 53.4%53.4%2025: 72.7%72.7%2026: 65.7%65.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236155 65.7%
2025322234 72.7%
20247339 53.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631428 67.8%

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
252
Written questions
417
Oral questions
14
Early day motions
22
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
36

202nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
David Chadwick: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 262620242025: 28228220252026: 1091092026
Oral questions per year
David Chadwick: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 5520252026: 882026
Early day motions per year
David Chadwick: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 0020242025: 8820252026: 14142026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 104 59 109 8 14 0 0
2025 117 79 282 5 8 0 1
2024 31 25 26 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Member 21 January 2026 – no published attendance
Welsh Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 36 of 36 100.0%

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

Hansard activity

Contributions
252
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
163
distinct debates

403rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
David Chadwick: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 313120242025: 11711720252026: 1041042026
Debates participated in per year
David Chadwick: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 252520242025: 797920252026: 59592026

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 Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales)
    • – Joined Welsh Affairs Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Constituency: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency boundary
Area
3,098.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 1,472
Electorate
73,114 · turnout 63.7%
Postcode areas
CF44, CF48, HR3, HR5, LD1, LD2, LD3, LD4, LD5, LD6, LD8, NP7, NP8, SA10, SA11, SA18, SA7, SA8, SA9, SY18, SY23, SY25

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.