How Chris Coghlan votes
Chris Coghlan voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 124 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
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
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.
Chris Coghlan has 11 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Philip Gosling - £3,255.00 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 31 July 2026 - £2,664.29 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 30 June 2026 - £883.30 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 29 May 2026 - £149.97 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 31 January 2026 - £184.17 | 28 May 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 30 April 2026 - £152.17 | 28 May 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 31 March 2026 - £787.51 | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 31 December 2025 - £430.56 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 28 November 2025 - £530.82 | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 31 October 2025 - £403.04 | 24 Nov 2025 |
Show the other 1
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings | Reservist army officer - British Army | 24 Nov 2025 |
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.
Chris Coghlan asked 155 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
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.
81 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Chris Coghlan represents Dorking and Horley. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Liberal Democrat
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Chris Coghlan won with 42% of the votes, and Marisa Heath (Conservative) came second with 31%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Coghlan | Liberal Democrat | 20,921 | 41.9% |
| Marisa Heath | Conservative | 15,530 | 31.1% |
| Craig Young | Reform UK | 6,898 | 13.8% |
| Nadia Burrell | Labour | 4,053 | 8.1% |
| Lisa Scott | Green Party | 2,563 | 5.1% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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