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How Christine Jardine votes

Christine Jardine voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 135 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Christine Jardine has 6 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesScottish Rugby Union - £500.0014 May 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesScottish Rugby Limited - £798.0027 Nov 2025
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Vatican City between 21 October 2025 and 23 October 202511 Nov 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesThe Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - £370.0011 Sep 2025
MiscellaneousI am the President of The Debating Group, which organises informal debates on policy issues. This is an unpaid role.3 Dec 2024
MiscellaneousSole Trader, Christine Jardine Communications (inactive), media consultancy.6 Jul 2017

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Christine Jardine asked 50 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5
Treasury5
Department for Culture, Media and Sport5
Home Office4

Latest questions

9 Sep 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 17 Sep 2026
4 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Answered 11 Sep 2026
1 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 9 Sep 2026
1 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 8 Sep 2026
1 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 8 Sep 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£17,447
Office costs · claims for running an office£14,244
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,203

85 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Christine Jardine represents Edinburgh West. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
16,470

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
69%

of people who could vote did

Christine Jardine won with 51% of the votes, and Euan Hyslop (Scottish National Party) came second with 19%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat51% · 26,645
Scottish National Party19% · 10,175
Labour15% · 7,854
Conservative6% · 2,897
Reform UK4% · 2,209
Scottish Green Party4% · 2,100
Everyone else1% · 591
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Christine JardineLiberal Democrat26,64550.8%
Euan HyslopScottish National Party10,17519.4%
Michael DavidsonLabour7,85415.0%
Alastair ShieldsConservative2,8975.5%
Otto InglisReform UK2,2094.2%
James PuchowskiScottish Green Party2,1004.0%
David HenryIndependent3630.7%
Nick HornigIndependent1430.3%
Tam LairdScottish Libertarian Party850.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£866 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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