Member of Parliament
David Chadwick
Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales)
At a glanceDavid Chadwick is a Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales). They have cast 391 votes in Commons divisions (68% attendance), tabled 359 written questions and registered 7 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; David Chadwick did not vote in 184. 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
He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales).
Current roles
- Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Committee since 21 Jan 2026
- Welsh Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales) Opposition post · Opposition Department since 18 Sep 2024
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe 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% · 376 of 376 shared votes
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Marie Goldman
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 368 of 368 shared votes
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John Milne
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 364 of 364 shared votes
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Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 364 of 364 shared votes
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Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 363 of 363 shared votes
Votes least like
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
10.2% · 25 of 244 shared votes
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Mary Creagh
Labour
12.0% · 31 of 258 shared votes
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Neil Coyle
Labour
12.9% · 39 of 302 shared votes
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Sarah Smith
Labour
13.4% · 34 of 254 shared votes
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Maya Ellis
Labour
13.5% · 36 of 266 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.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP3
- Brecon & Radnorshire Lib Dem 49 Club - £4,100.00 (registered 22 Jan 2026)
- Michael Watson - £1,600.00 (registered 22 Jan 2026)
- Adam Management Holdings - £3,750.00 (registered 16 Oct 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- National Liberal Club - £983.90 (registered 13 Jan 2026)
- National Liberal Club - £983.90 (registered 26 Nov 2024)
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK1
- CMS Analytics - £995.00 (registered 8 Jul 2025)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Property in London (registered 5 Aug 2025)
Written questions
Renewable Energy: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of protections for landowners entering into option agreements with renewable energy developers.
Answer · 3 Jul 2026
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that landowners are appropriately protected when entering into commercial agreements with renewable energy developers. Option agreements are private contractual arrangements between landowners and devel...
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential fiscal implications of reforming the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme surplus sharing arrangements.
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
I have conversations with my colleagues on a range of issues. The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on their proposed changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. The Government is mindful of the need to resolve this is...
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the potential additional pension income that would be received by Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme members in Wales if the Trustees’ proposals on the distributio
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on their proposed changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. The Government is mindful of the need to resolve this issue as swiftly as possible, and will make an announcement once...
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the introduction of full inflation linking for Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme pensions as part of the Scheme's next valuation.
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on their proposed changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. The Government is mindful of the need to resolve this issue as swiftly as possible and will make an announcement once ...
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government supports changes to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme rules to ensure that bonus pensions awarded to members cannot subsequently be withdrawn.
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on their proposed changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. The Government is mindful of the need to resolve this issue as swiftly as possible, and will make an announcement once...
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential economic merits to former coalfield communities of distributing the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme's undistributed surplus to members through higher
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
I recognise the benefits to coalfield communities of higher pension payments. The Government has already transferred £3.8bn to members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme and British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme which has already made a significant imp...
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is considering proposals from the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme to distribute the £1.1 billion of undistributed surplus currently held within the Scheme to members.
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on their proposed changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. The Government is mindful of the need to resolve this issue as swiftly as possible, and will make an announcement once...
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme regarding the review of the Scheme’s surplus sharing arrangements; and what his planned timetable is fo
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The Government is keen to reach agreement with the MPS Trustees on changes to the arrangements to benefit scheme members. I met the Trustees on 30 April for a constructive discussion of the proposals and how they might be taken forward. The Government is ...
Early day motions
| 2 Jul 2026 | Powys Hospital bed reductions | 5 sig. |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Direct bus service between mid-Wales and Cardiff | 4 sig. |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Brexit and Wales 10 years on | 10 sig. |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Cross-border healthcare and Powys patients | 8 sig. |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Youth unemployment in Wales | 10 sig. |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Brecon War Memorial Hospital League of Friends | 6 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q3. Two weeks ago, the news leaked that Powys teaching health board is considering taking the beds out of all but two community hospitals in Powys. Some 2,500 people have already signed my petition against those cuts. Does the Prime Min…
25 Jun 2026 Steel Trade Measure
The imposition of tariff barriers alone is not sufficient to address the shortcomings in our steel industry. The Minister said that it is important to provide more opportunities to help people buy British steel, but there is a difference b…
25 Jun 2026 Ports and Port Connectivity
I am intervening because the hon. Lady mentioned Port Talbot. Last year, I met the Associated British Ports in Port Talbot. It raised concerns that the current rail link into the docks may not have the gauge needed for the large structures…
10 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
My constituency is home to the Sennybridge training area, an area of vital national importance that borders Merthyr Cynog. The military training area exists only because local farmers surrendered their farms for the national interest. Howe…
9 Jun 2026 Middle East
The Foreign Secretary will know that the ongoing violence continues to take a horrific toll on civilian populations across Lebanon, Gaza and the wider region. Given our legal obligations under the strategic export licensing criteria, what …
9 Jun 2026 Cross-border Healthcare
Powys has no general hospital, so my constituents are dependent on access to English hospitals for the treatment and operations they need. However, last July, Powys teaching health board made the decision to extend waiting times for Powys …
9 Jun 2026 Cross-border Healthcare
1. What steps he is taking to help improve cross-border healthcare between UK nations.
8 Jun 2026 Water Companies
My constituents are disgusted by the sheer volume of sewage dumping that is happening across the River Tawe, the Usk and the Wye. Just two weeks ago, local children became ill after swimming in the Tawe, and the same happened last year in …
4 Jun 2026 High Street Businesses: Government Support
I salute the speech that my hon. Friend is giving; I am seeing the same situation play out in my constituency. Brecon has one of the most beautiful high streets in Wales, with its gorgeous Georgian buildings, but local businesses are telli…
3 Jun 2026 Small Towns: Transport Links
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing the debate. I agree with many of his comments. Transport options for people across Brecon, Radnor…
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
There are at least 6,000 vacancies for welders, so we absolutely need a lot more of them. The skills shortages present opportunities to get future generations into well-paid and secure trades. Artificial intelligence cannot do welding y…
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
I start this contribution on a positive note for the steel industry. Last week I visited Kiernan Steel’s fabrication workshop in Llandrindod, Wales. Kiernan Steel is a tremendously successful Irish company that has brought much-needed jobs…
21 May 2026 Costs for Motorists
Increased fuel costs are a real pain point in a constituency like mine. Rural households that depend on their cars spend nearly £800 a year more on fuel than people who live in urban areas. Will the Government listen again to the Liberal D…
27 Apr 2026 Animal Testing
The hon. Member is making a sincere and excellent speech, and just made a brilliant point. As we heard earlier, in 2023 some 2.6 million animals were still being tested on, which is a moral atrocity. Does the hon. Member agree that the mov…
22 Apr 2026 Clean Energy
Since coming to power, time and again this Government have failed to stand up for Welsh interests. Nowhere has that been more obvious than in mid-Wales, where Oliver Millican and his company Bute Energy would like to build a series of ener…
21 Apr 2026 Wind Farms: Protected Peatland
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for securing this vital debate. I share many of his concerns. Mid-Wales faces a wave of wind farm proposals on a scale …
15 Apr 2026 Access to Work Scheme
Yes. The hon. Member is right to mention how everyone can benefit from people getting back into work—both employers and disabled people looking for work can benefit—but the system is not enabling that to happen. Self-employed individuals, …
15 Apr 2026 Access to Work Scheme
The hon. Member is right to focus on retention, which is an equally important part of the scheme.
15 Apr 2026 Access to Work Scheme
I agree wholeheartedly that that is a great waste of the undoubted talent that Megan has and should be able to bring to the table. Demand for the scheme has risen sharply. That should be welcomed, because it shows that people want to wo…
15 Apr 2026 Access to Work Scheme
I beg to move, That this House has considered the Access to Work scheme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. A disability can happen to any one of us at any time. That was a lesson that I learned the hard way,…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Expenses
Contact & offices
01792 316380
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
The Coach House, George Street, Brecon, LD3 7LD
Constituency office
7a James Street, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LR
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about David Chadwick, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is David Chadwick?
David Chadwick is a Member of Parliament representing Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe in the House of Commons. See David Chadwick's official Parliament profile.
Which party does David Chadwick represent?
David Chadwick sits as Liberal Democrat. See David Chadwick's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does David Chadwick represent?
David Chadwick is the Member of Parliament for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. See David Chadwick's official Parliament profile.
How long has David Chadwick been an MP?
David Chadwick has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See David Chadwick's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for David Chadwick?
David Chadwick has 7 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See David Chadwick's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.