Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment has she made of the adequacy of mobile mast density in the UK with other European countries.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Liberal Democrats · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Caroline Voaden.
Liberal Democrats MP for South Devon.
Commons votes
396/573
69% attendance · top 59% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
934
across 317 debates · 84,769 words
Written Qs
178
163 answered · 15 pending
Dispatch
14 Jul 2026
14 Jul 2026
Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.
South Devon's MP has made coastal infrastructure her most visible campaign since early 2026 — securing a Prime Minster's Questions slot, launching a petition that gathered over 40,000 signatures, and repeatedly pressing ministers over storm damage and coastal erosion along the South Devon shoreline. She has also fought on banking access, challenging the contraction of services in Devon through a parliamentary debate and meetings with Treasury ministers, and raised the pelvic mesh scandal directly with the Prime Minister. On the floor of the House, her voting record shows consistent support for climate legislation: she backed all three climate-related votes in June 2026, including measures to bring international aviation and shipping within the UK's statutory carbon budgets.
Caroline Voaden has voted with the Liberal Democrats on every recorded division — a 100% party-line record — though her participation rate of 69% sits below the Commons average. Her stance scores show strong alignment with parliamentary scrutiny (92%), civil liberties (92%), climate action (88%) and Lords oversight (96%), but low alignment with fiscal-responsibility measures (15%) and progressive taxation votes (16%). Her 388 parliamentary contributions span economy and jobs, social care, education and local government most heavily. She sits on the Education Committee, which aligns with her speech activity. Compared with her Lib Dem colleagues, she votes more permissively on assisted dying access and more strongly for tenant rights.
Voaden has been an MP since the 2024 general election, representing a constituency where local infrastructure and rural services are live concerns — context that explains the emphasis on banking deserts and coastal resilience in her recent work. News coverage over the past 90 days is high in volume but mixed in tone, with crime and unspecified local issues generating neutral sentiment and health coverage averaging higher. The voting and speech data here cover her full parliamentary term to date; news data covers the past 90 days.
Background
Caroline Voaden is the Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Schools).
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Voaden broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
LD avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
9 Jul 2026
Farm Business Sustainability
“The £240 million sustainable farming incentive budget is insufficient to support all farmers with expiring agreements who want to continue environmental work.”
8 Jul 2026
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
“Requesting published risk assessment of service resilience; proposing legislative change to reclassify call-out charge with HMRC to preserve volunteer status while retaining remune…”
7 Jul 2026
Outdoor Education
“Moving the Bill to mandate outdoor education requirements in all primary and secondary schools, citing mental health benefits, improved learning outcomes, environmental stewardship…”
30 Jun 2026
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
“The regulations create a contradiction: they remove the legal presumption for academies while the government intends all schools to eventually become academies, risking disruptive …”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
@carolinevoadenmp.bsky.socialLast 60 days · 10 posts
Angry → measured, steady
Liberal Democrats10
Posts
9
Substantive
4
Technology
Most criticises
Nigel Farage 2
government 2
Prime Minister 1
Most supports
Parliamentary committee 1
Recent substantive posts.
Showing 3 of 9·All 9 substantive postsCurrent memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Voaden currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Education Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Voaden sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 44 | 24.7% |
| Department for Education | 20 | 11.2% |
| Ministry of Justice | 16 | 9.0% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 15 | 8.4% |
| Department for Transport | 12 | 6.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 12 | 6.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 11 | 6.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 | 5.1% |
Most recent.
Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to improve mobile coverage in rural and coastal areas.
Awaiting answer.
Innovation and Technology, whether her department has had discussions with mobile infrastructure companies on regulatory reform of the mobile coverage market.
Awaiting answer.
Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of whether national mobile coverage statistics reflect signal quality in Devon.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
National Liberal Club 8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025 |
Shellfish Association of Great Britain 10 June 2025 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 17 Nov 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 140,061 | 72.5% |
| Office Costs | 24,752 | 12.8% |
| Accommodation | 18,221 | 9.4% |
| MP Travel | 5,614 | 2.9% |
| Staff Travel | 4,402 | 2.3% |
| Total · 151 claims | 193,217 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
| Date | Item | Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 14 Jul | What steps his Department is taking to support social prescribing. | Tabled | Health and Social Care |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Devon | 22,540 | 46.0% | Won |
| 2017 | South West Devon | 2,732 | 5.2% | Lost |
2024 — full result, South Devon.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline VoadenWON | LD | 22,540 | 46.0 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see South Devon →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 84,769 words
28 Jul 2024 → 14 Jul 2026
28 Jul 2024 → 14 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
178 tabled · 163 answered
178 tabled · 163 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
2 entries
2 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£193,217 · FY 24_25
£193,217 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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