Portrait of Tom Gordon

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: tom.gordon.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Spa Lane Studio, 1A Spa Lane, Harrogate, HG2 7JF

Tel: 0207 219 7247

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
67.4%
425 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
60 meetings attended
Debate contributions
468
in the 7 year window
Written questions
232
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Tom Gordon is the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Harrogate and Knaresborough4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Batley and Spen
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

Voting participation

Participation rate
67.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
425

joint 451st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Tom Gordon voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 60.3%60.3%2025: 72.7%72.7%2026: 62.3%62.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236147 62.3%
2025322234 72.7%
20247344 60.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631425 67.4%

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
468
Written questions
232
Oral questions
26
Early day motions
44
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
60

joint 317th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Tom Gordon: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 404020242025: 616120252026: 1311312026
Oral questions per year
Tom Gordon: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 2220242025: 161620252026: 882026
Early day motions per year
Tom Gordon: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year061319252024: 7720242025: 131320252026: 24242026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 186 93 131 8 24 1 0
2025 259 153 61 16 13 0 1
2024 23 21 40 2 7 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Human Rights (Joint Committee) Member 2 December 2024 57 of 57 100.0%
Immigration and Asylum Bill Member 9 September 2026 – no published attendance

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

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
468
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
267
distinct debates

joint 246th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Tom Gordon: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002024: 232320242025: 25925920252026: 1861862026
Debates participated in per year
Tom Gordon: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 212120242025: 15315320252026: 93932026

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 Harrogate and Knaresborough
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Immigration and Asylum Bill

Constituency: Harrogate and Knaresborough

Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency boundary
Area
133.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 8,238
Electorate
77,955 · turnout 66.8%
Postcode areas
HG1, HG2, HG3, HG5, YO51

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.