MP for Oxford West and Abingdon
“Centrist Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with high party loyalty and a small number of notable rebellions.”
Layla Moran is the Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, first elected in 2017. She currently serves on the Health and Social Care Committee and the Commons Liaison Committee, and has previously held Liberal Democrat spokesperson roles across international development, foreign affairs and science.
Her voting loyalty is 100%, with attendance at 58% of votes, higher than the party average. She has three rebel votes against her party and sits near the centre (49/100). On policy, she generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, tends to oppose immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, supports regulation of bus services, and has mixed voting on VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers, asylum policy and prison sentencing.
Declares 15 financial interests: nine entries for donations or other support to MP activities, three entries described as miscellaneous, one for employment and earnings, one for ongoing paid employment, and one for visits outside the UK.
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.
10 positions
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Health and Social Care Committee
Since Sept 2024
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs & International Development)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2024
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2024
Down Syndrome Bill
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
Sept 2020 - May 2024
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
Sept 2020 - May 2024
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
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.
