Christine Jardine

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Christine Jardine is the Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

1395

Votes Cast

£318,822

Expenses 2024-25

16,470

Majority

50.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£318,822

Staffing£229,766
Travel£34,301
Office£30,194
Accommodation£24,561

Year-on-Year

2024-25£318,822
2023-24£309,933
2022-23£270,402
2021-22£223,057
2020-21£214,315
2019-20£189,998
2018-19£192,807
2017-18£124,688

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 52,471 voters

Liberal Democrat
26,645 votes50.8%
Scottish National Party
10,175 votes19.4%
Labour
7,854 votes15.0%
Conservative
2,897 votes5.5%
Reform UK
2,209 votes4.2%
Scottish Green Party
2,100 votes4.0%
Independent
363 votes0.7%
Scottish Libertarian Party
85 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

98

Written Questions

54

Oral Questions

253

Debates Spoken In

371

Speeches

308

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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3 NO

Safety of Rwanda Bill

3 votes · 17 Apr 2024

2 NO

Rwanda Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 2024

4 AYE

Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]

4 votes · 19 Mar 2024

9 NO

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

9 votes · 18 Mar 2024

Financial Interests(9)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Limited Address of donor: Murrayfield

Two tickets and hospitality for the Scotland v New Zealand game as part of the Autumn International series

8 November 2025

£798
Name of donor
Scottish Rugby Limited
Address of donor
Murrayfield, Edinburgh EH12 5PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets and hospitality for the Scotland v New Zealand game as part of the Autumn International series, value £798
Date received
8 November 2025
Date accepted
8 November 2025
Donor status
company, registration SC132061

Registered 27 November 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

my constituency and Northallerton plus a meal relating to an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions

Travel to and from my constituency and Northallerton plus a meal relating to an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions (value is approximate)

14 February 2025

£550
Name of donor
British Broadcasting Corporation
Address of donor
Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Travel to and from my constituency and Northallerton plus a meal relating to an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions (value is approximate), value £550
Date received
14 February 2025
Date accepted
14 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration RC000057

Registered 12 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

Consulate of San Marino

£534
Name of donor
Consulate of San Marino
Address of donor
c/o Baird House, 15-17 St Cross Street, Farringdon, London EC1N 8UW
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Airfare and transfers (£534.36), accommodation (£193), subsistence (£173.38), value £900.94
Destination of visit
Vatican City
Dates of visit
21 October 2025 to 23 October 2025
Purpose of visit
Meetings with business people, parliamentarians and faith leaders in the Vatican City and San Marino to foster links between communities, parliaments and countries.

Registered 11 November 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Edinburgh Airport Ltd

Ticket to the AirportsUK Annual Dinner (value is approximate)

18 February 2025

£500
Name of donor
Edinburgh Airport Ltd
Address of donor
Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh, EH12 9DN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Ticket to the AirportsUK Annual Dinner (value is approximate), value £500
Date received
18 February 2025
Date accepted
18 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration SC096623

Registered 20 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Jet2 Holidays

Ticket for the Airlines UK 2025 annual dinner (value is approximate)

25 February 2025

£400
Name of donor
Jet2 Holidays
Address of donor
Low Fare Finder House Leeds Bradford Airport, Yeadon, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS19 7TU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Ticket for the Airlines UK 2025 annual dinner (value is approximate), value £400
Date received
25 February 2025
Date accepted
25 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration 04472486

Registered 20 March 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Christine in Parliament

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart about (a) freedom of religion in that country and (b) the

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office13 Nov 2024

Motor Vehicles: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting an exemption to the extra money owed in vehicle tax for cars with a list price of more than £

AnsweredTreasury13 Nov 2024

India: Bilateral Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to review bilateral development aid to India in the context of India’s continuing trade relationships

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Oct 2024

Rosyth Dockyard: Nuclear Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure the safety of and (b) mitigate potential risks posed by the decommissioning of nuclear submarines at Rosyth

AnsweredMinistry of Defence16 Oct 2024

Visas: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retain the graduate visa route at the current eligibility salary threshold.

AnsweredHome Office9 Oct 2024

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle biodiversity loss.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Sept 2024

Counter-terrorism: Remand in Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a person remanded in custody is prevented from receiving (a) visits and (b) phone-calls from next-of-kin if they have been arrested under

AnsweredHome Office30 Aug 2024

Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to restore the level of funding allocated to international development and aid projects to 0.7% of GDP.

AnsweredTreasury19 Jul 2024
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