Scotland · 76,490Boundary · 2023

Edinburgh West

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Apr 2026

A safe LD seat, won with 51% of the vote in 2024.

Edinburgh West's MP has been busy on two legislative fronts this April, voting repeatedly to defend House of Lords amendments against Labour's attempts to override them -- on both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill. On pensions, Jardine backed Lords changes that would have blocked ministers from directing how private pension funds invest, a power critics labelled a government overreach. Beyond Parliament, she has attracted attention for raising the mass dismissal of Edinburgh-based Rockstar Games workers in the Commons, lobbying for safe passage for Gaza students at Edinburgh University, and publicly opposing mandatory digital ID -- a civil liberties stance consistent with her Liberal Democrat positioning.

A 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes on record, Jardine is nonetheless notably more supportive of workers' rights than her party average (63% vs 25%), and scores strongly on Lords scrutiny (95%) and parliamentary oversight (94%) -- suggesting a consistent interest in institutional checks on executive power. Her participation rate of 53% sits below the Commons average, though this is not unusual for Scottish MPs balancing constituency travel. Her 334 contributions across 229 debates skew heavily towards economy and jobs, social care, defence, and health -- with social care and defence standing out as areas beyond the typical Edinburgh West bread-and-butter brief.

259
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Jardine’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.274 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Jardine has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
57
Economy
37
Education
33
Crime & Policing
21
Welfare and Benefits
19
Constitution and Democracy
18
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AlmondKevin LangLiberal
AlmondLewis YounieLiberal
AlmondLouise YoungLiberal
AlmondNorman WorkScottish
City CentreClaire MillerGreen Pa
City CentreFinlay McFarlaneScottish
City CentreJo MowatConserva
City CentreMargaret GrahamLabour P
CorstorphinemurrayfieldFiona BennettLiberal
Drum BraegyleEd ThornleyLiberal
Drum BraegyleEuan HyslopScottish
Drum BraegyleRobert AldridgeLiberal
Median income
£31,300
HMRC SPI 2024
Schools
1
0 primary · 0 secondary
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