At a glanceChris Coghlan is a Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 298 votes in Commons divisions (52% attendance), tabled 231 written questions and registered 8 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Chris Coghlan did not vote in 277. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Treasury Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Dorking and Horley Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Liberal Democrat Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 292 of 292 shared votes
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Marie Goldman
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 285 of 285 shared votes
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Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 283 of 283 shared votes
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Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 280 of 280 shared votes
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Steff Aquarone
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 279 of 279 shared votes
Votes least like
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
10.7% · 21 of 196 shared votes
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Sarah Smith
Labour
11.5% · 23 of 200 shared votes
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Neil Coyle
Labour
11.8% · 29 of 246 shared votes
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Mary Creagh
Labour
12.1% · 24 of 198 shared votes
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Martin McCluskey
Labour
12.2% · 27 of 222 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings1
- Reservist army officer - British Army (registered 24 Nov 2025)
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments7
- Payment received on 29 May 2026 - £149.97 (registered 12 Jun 2026)
- Payment received on 30 April 2026 - £152.17 (registered 28 May 2026)
- Payment received on 31 January 2026 - £184.17 (registered 28 May 2026)
- Payment received on 31 March 2026 - £787.51 (registered 25 Apr 2026)
- Payment received on 31 December 2025 - £430.56 (registered 21 Jan 2026)
- Payment received on 28 November 2025 - £530.82 (registered 3 Dec 2025)
- Payment received on 31 October 2025 - £403.04 (registered 24 Nov 2025)
Written questions
Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding eligibility for the human papillomavirus vaccination to all young adults under the age of 25, irrespective of sex or sex
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is offered routinely to all adolescents in school Year 8, and catch-up vaccination is available up to and including 25 years of age for females and for males born on or after 1 September 2006 who missed vaccination t...
Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to question 16731, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of tracking response times to Mutual Legal Assistance requests.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
We keep the effectiveness of the UK Central Authority under regular review and continually seek to improve its systems and processes including considering publishable data. I can assure you that we are committed to effectively providing mutual legal assis...
Defence Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether factories producing military equipment met productivity targets, broken down by category in 2025.
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on productivity targets for individual factories producing military equipment. The Department continues to work closely with industry partners to monitor programme performance, ensuring that equipment is d...
Special Educational Needs: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Local SEND Reform Plans submitted to her department by local authorities on 19 June.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Education.
Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK Central Authority in coordinating and responding to mutual legal assistance requests from other countries.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
We keep the effectiveness of the UK Central Authority under regular review and continually seek to improve its systems and processes.We are committed to providing mutual legal assistance objectively and impartially across the world in accordance with inte...
Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Mutual Legal Assistance requests the UK Central Authority received in 2025; what the average speed was at which these requests are responded to; and what the longest amount of time was betwee
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
In 2025 the UK Central Authority (UKCA) received 8,309 requests for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) from other countries. Please note that these figures are taken from a live operational system and are subject to change as records in that system are updated...
Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the advertising and promotion of vaping products in ways that appeal to children and young people, including through the use of child-friendly brandin
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
It is incredibly worrying that 25% of 11 to 15 year olds have tried vaping. That is why we are committed to bringing about definitive and positive change to stop future generations from becoming hooked on nicotine. Evidence shows us that vapes appeal to c...
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether s1(3) of the Conversion Practices draft bill removes culpability for abusive conversion practices if carried out in the course of providing healthcare services.
Awaiting an answer from the Women and Equalities.
Early day motions
| 29 Jun 2026 | Duty to assess mental capacity | 27 sig. |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Banking hubs | 24 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I have given the Government evidence that hundreds of children with special educational needs and disabilities are avoidably killing themselves because of public authority negligence and misconduct, including my constituent Jen Bridges-Cha…
13 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Three years ago, my 22-year-old constituent, Hannah Byrne, whose family are in the Gallery, died on the first night of her holiday in Corfu. Two British women left the scene without ever being interviewed by police. We know that the Greek …
8 Jul 2026 Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess)
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require persons discharging functions on behalf of certain other persons to assess the mental capacity of those persons in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes. …
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
Some 80% of US and UK historical war borrowing has been repaid not through debt repayments but through economic growth. Draghi has urged the EU to borrow for defence R&D to increase economic growth and repay debt. Does the Prime Minist…
30 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
My constituent is here. Her ex-husband sexually assaulted her children, and attempted to murder them and her by removing the brake pads from her car, yet the court appeared to listen more to the abuser’s allegation of parental alienation s…
1 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T7. Last year, almost 4,000 non-commissioned officers— an entire brigade—left the British Army. One of them, an infantryman who has had four tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, told me that the reason he was leaving was that, whatever the po…
18 May 2026 Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
I entirely agree. Imagine where scaling up defence research and development could lead our country. In three years’ time we could have a resurgent economy and Putin defeated. Together with our European, Canadian and Ukrainian allies, we…
18 May 2026 Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
Last year I attended the funeral of my step-grandmother, Diana Faure Walker. I adored her, and I was so proud that she had been decorated in the war for her service as a nurse after D-day. She believed that Britain was a hope for the world…
28 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T6. It has been widely reported in the press that the Chancellor is rightly considering issuing defence bonds. I know that the Chancellor agrees with me on the value of defence research and development. Does she or the Minister agree th…
28 Apr 2026 Park Home Owners
Park home owners in my constituency tell me that site owners have pressured them into selling, in order to get that 10% commission. Does my hon. Friend agree that that is wrong and that the 10% commission should be abolished?
28 Apr 2026 Park Home Owners
Will the hon. Member give way?
21 Apr 2026 Russian Federation: Financial Pressure
On Friday the United States agreed to extend the partial lift on sanctions on Russian oil exports. Does the Minister agree that this helps President Putin to fund his illegal and murderous war in Ukraine, and that it works directly against…
21 Apr 2026 Russian Federation: Financial Pressure
5. What steps her Department is taking to increase financial pressure on the Russian Federation.
13 Apr 2026 SEND Provision and Reform
I thank the right hon. Member for his intervention and I completely disagree. Think about the autistic boy I was talking about at the start of my speech. He has been out of school for seven years and his father has quit his job to look aft…
13 Apr 2026 SEND Provision and Reform
I entirely agree. An under-resourced officer can still determine need, still issue an EHCP and still be transparent about what cannot yet be delivered. That, at least, is honest. I know that many council officers do the right thing, but…
13 Apr 2026 SEND Provision and Reform
I first want to address the comments from the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen). I have enormous respect for him, but his underlying argument is flawed, because there is the same number of SEND children now as there was in 2010 a…
24 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
The green firms that innovate the most, and young firms, have been shown to be particularly credit constrained. Will the Minister meet me to discuss what measures the Government are taking to increase credit supply, raise research and deve…
23 Mar 2026 Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
My rural constituency is lucky enough to be only 21 miles from London, but the train from Dorking travels at 21 mph, which, according to my arithmetic, means that it takes one hour to get there. Some 1,900 people have signed a petition cal…
23 Mar 2026 Middle East
I welcome President Trump’s statement that he is apparently now in talks with Iran. Sadly and predictably, Iran seems to have achieved escalation dominance by closing the strait of Hormuz, so what plans is the UK making for a post-conflic…
18 Mar 2026 Student Loans
A constituent of mine, who aspires to be a GP, like the hon. Member, left university £44,000 in debt. She is actually paying more in interest than on her loan repayments. Does the hon. Member agree that the system deters graduates from fol…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] 5 Feb 2025 – 11 Feb 2025
Elections contested
- Leicester South 12 Dec 2019
- Battersea 8 Jun 2017
Expenses
Contact & offices
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Chris Coghlan, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Chris Coghlan?
Chris Coghlan is a Member of Parliament representing Dorking and Horley in the House of Commons. See Chris Coghlan's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Chris Coghlan represent?
Chris Coghlan sits as Liberal Democrat. See Chris Coghlan's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Chris Coghlan represent?
Chris Coghlan is the Member of Parliament for Dorking and Horley. See Chris Coghlan's official Parliament profile.
How long has Chris Coghlan been an MP?
Chris Coghlan has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Chris Coghlan's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Chris Coghlan?
Chris Coghlan has 8 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Chris Coghlan's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.