Portrait of Marie Goldman

Marie Goldman

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Chelmsford · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 6364

Email: marie.goldman.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
70.5%
445 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
96.9%
63 meetings attended
Debate contributions
177
in the 7 year window
Written questions
154
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
5
current

Biography

Marie Goldman is the Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Chelmsford4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Chelmsford

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of CommonsOpposition18 September 20241 October 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
70.5%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
445

joint 392nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Marie Goldman voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 58.9%58.9%2025: 72.4%72.4%2026: 71.6%71.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236169 71.6%
2025322233 72.4%
20247343 58.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631445 70.5%

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
177
Written questions
154
Oral questions
8
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
63

joint 379th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Marie Goldman: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 242420242025: 757520252026: 55552026
Oral questions per year
Marie Goldman: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 0020242025: 5520252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 72 34 55 3 0 0 0
2025 79 62 75 5 0 0 0
2024 26 23 24 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Administration Committee Member 12 January 2026 0 of 2 0.0%
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance
Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Joint Committee) Member 10 September 2026 7 of 7 100.0%
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Member 18 November 2024 18 of 18 100.0%
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Member 20 November 2024 8 of 8 100.0%

506th of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
177
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
119
distinct debates

joint 485th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Marie Goldman: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 262620242025: 797920252026: 72722026
Debates participated in per year
Marie Goldman: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 232320242025: 626220252026: 34342026

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 Chelmsford
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Modernisation Committee
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Joined House of Commons Commission
    • – Joined Members Estimate Committee
    • – Joined Restoration and Renewal Client Board
    • – Joined Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
    • – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
    • – Left role: Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
  3. 2026

    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Joined Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Constituency: Chelmsford

Chelmsford constituency boundary
Area
33.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 4,753
Electorate
76,970 · turnout 65.9%
Postcode areas
CM1, CM2, CM3, CM98, CM99

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.