Caroline Voaden

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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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).

409

Votes Cast

£193,283

Expenses 2024-25

7,127

Majority

46.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£193,283

Staffing£140,061
Office£24,819
Accommodation£18,221
Travel£10,182

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,004 voters

Liberal Democrat
22,540 votes46.0%
Conservative
15,413 votes31.4%
Reform UK
6,363 votes13.0%
Labour
3,066 votes6.3%
Green Party
1,497 votes3.0%
Heritage Party
125 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

189

Written Questions

38

Oral Questions

237

Debates Spoken In

380

Speeches

409

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Employment Rights Bill

3 votes · 8 Dec 2025

4 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 3 Dec 2025

3 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 25 Nov 2025

3 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 24 Nov 2025

Financial Interests(3)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

National Liberal Club

Complimentary membership

8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,553
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Complimentary membership, value £1,552.86
Date received
8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
4 August 2024
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 4 August 2024

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A three day ticket was provided for Caroline to attend a conference on the 27 March 2025

A three day ticket was provided for Caroline to attend a conference on the 27 March 2025 . Caroline only attended one day where she was a speaker. The cost of a three day ticket was £1000

27 March 2025

£1,000
Name of donor
Anthropy Ltd
Address of donor
41 Moreton Crescent, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 7BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
A three day ticket was provided for Caroline to attend a conference on the 27 March 2025 . Caroline only attended one day where she was a speaker. The cost of a three day ticket was £1000, value £1,000
Date received
27 March 2025
Date accepted
27 March 2025
Donor status
company, registration Registration no: 12486710

Registered 13 May 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Shellfish Association of Great Britain

One ticket for the Shellfish Association Conference, plus dinner for myself and my husband

10 June 2025

£440
Name of donor
Shellfish Association of Great Britain
Address of donor
Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London EC4R 9EL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
One ticket for the Shellfish Association Conference, plus dinner for myself and my husband, value £440
Date received
10 June 2025
Date accepted
10 June 2025
Donor status
company, registration 08804994

Registered 26 June 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Caroline in Parliament

Trade Agreements: European Union

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the UK-EU summit agreements.

AnsweredCabinet Office4 Jul 2025

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the postgraduate loan repayment threshold to be in line with the National Minimum Wage.

AnsweredDepartment for Education30 Jun 2025

Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the viability of public swimming pools.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport27 Jun 2025

Mortgages: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure buy-to-let mortgage products are available for landlords renting to vulnerable tenants.

AnsweredTreasury27 Jun 2025

Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve transport services in rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport19 Jun 2025

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofwat on the standardisation of social tariff schemes for water bills.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Jun 2025

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that care home fee rates set by local authorities include (a) the economic situation, (b) workforce and (c)

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Jun 2025

Schools: Discipline

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure school behaviour policies are (a) inclusive and (b) supportive of children with speech and language challenges.

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Jun 2025

Small Businesses: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support small family businesses that are affected by recent Inheritance Tax changes.

AnsweredTreasury30 May 2025

Small Businesses: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of putting transitional arrangements in place for changes to inheritance tax rules for family businesses.

AnsweredTreasury30 May 2025
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