MP for Chelmsford
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
“A loyal Lib Dem backbencher for Chelmsford who rarely rebels but has among the lowest attendance in Parliament.”
Marie Goldman is the Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford, elected in 2024. She currently serves as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities and sits on the Administration Committee, with other parliamentary roles in her first term such as the Speaker's Committee for IPSA and the Restoration and Renewal Programme Board.
She has 0 rebel votes and an attendance rate of 13% (below the party average of 19%). On policy, she generally supports Universal Credit and mental health services, as well as prison sentencing, bus services regulation, and transgender rights, while she tends to vote against workers' rights protections, against strengthening trade union powers, and against VAT changes.
Her declared financial interests include shareholdings and multiple employment earnings, ongoing paid employment, and gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
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.
9 positions
Administration Committee
Since Jan 2026
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
Since Oct 2025
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Since Nov 2024
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
Since Nov 2024
House of Commons Commission
Oct 2024 - Jan 2026
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Oct 2024 - Jan 2026
Members Estimate Committee
Oct 2024 - Jan 2026
Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Sept 2024 - Oct 2025
Modernisation Committee
Sept 2024 - Oct 2025
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 2
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
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.
