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Zöe Franklin

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Guildford · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: zoe.franklin.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
63.4%
400 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
58 meetings attended
Debate contributions
205
in the 7 year window
Written questions
386
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
4
current

Biography

Zöe Franklin is the Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Guildford4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Guildford
Guildford

Voting participation

Participation rate
63.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
400

joint 513th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Zöe Franklin voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 57.5%57.5%2025: 69.9%69.9%2026: 56.4%56.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236133 56.4%
2025322225 69.9%
20247342 57.5%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631400 63.4%

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
205
Written questions
386
Oral questions
18
Early day motions
27
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
58

221st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Zöe Franklin: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0631251882502024: 9920242025: 15515520252026: 2222222026
Oral questions per year
Zöe Franklin: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 2220242025: 111120252026: 552026
Early day motions per year
Zöe Franklin: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 2220242025: 111120252026: 14142026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 92 52 222 5 14 0 0
2025 99 53 155 11 11 0 0
2024 14 12 9 2 2 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Court of Referees Member 27 February 2025 – no published attendance
Ecclesiastical Committee Member 5 November 2024 8 of 8 100.0%
Highways (Financing) Bill Member 22 October 2026 – no published attendance
Speaker's Conference (2024) Member 18 December 2024 11 of 11 100.0%

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

Committee membership history

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
205
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
117
distinct debates

452nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Zöe Franklin: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 141420242025: 999920252026: 92922026
Debates participated in per year
Zöe Franklin: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 121220242025: 535320252026: 52522026

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 Guildford
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
    • – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Court of Referees
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government)
  3. 2026

    • – Joined Highways (Financing) Bill

Constituency: Guildford

Guildford constituency boundary
Area
126.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 8,429
Electorate
70,662 · turnout 68.3%
Postcode areas
GU1, GU2, GU23, GU3, GU4, KT11, KT23, KT24, RH5

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.