MP for Edinburgh West
“A party-loyal Liberal Democrat backbencher who rarely rebels, with a notable exception on a risk-based exclusion amendment in 2024.”
Christine Jardine is the Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, first elected in 2017. She currently serves on the Women and Equalities Committee, is a member of the Panel of Chairs, and sits on the Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill committee; she has previously held Lib Dem spokesperson roles including on Women and Equalities, Scotland, Treasury and Cabinet Office.
Jardine shows 100% party loyalty and 57% voting attendance, with a centre-left positioning (37/100). She generally votes for welfare and public service measures (e.g., Universal Credit and NHS funding) and for bus services regulation, while generally opposing stricter immigration controls, asylum system measures and the Rwanda deportation scheme; she also tends to vote against stronger trade union powers, with mixed votes on VAT, transgender rights, and prison sentencing, and one notable rebel vote in May 2024.
Declared financial interests include gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (6 entries), miscellaneous interests (2 entries), and a visit outside the UK (1 entry).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Liberal Democrat average: 19%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Liberal Democrat average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
23 positions
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Panel of Chairs
Since Nov 2024
Women and Equalities Committee
Since Oct 2024
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Scottish Affairs Committee
Feb 2023 - May 2024
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
Parliamentary role · 18 Jun 2025
Panel of Chairs
Parliamentary role · 27 Nov 2024
Women and Equalities Committee
Parliamentary role · 28 Oct 2024
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
Parliamentary role · 17 Apr 2024
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 1 Mar 2023
Scottish Affairs Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Feb 2023
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
