List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2019–2024)

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Eleven Liberal Democrat members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom at the 2019 general election. [1] Four more were subsequently elected at parliamentary by-elections in Chesham and Amersham, North Shropshire, Tiverton and Honiton and Somerton and Frome bringing the total to 15.

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MPs

NameParliamentary roles [2] AgeTime in
Parliament		ConstituencyMajorityState party
[Note 1] 		Regional party
Ed Davey Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1997–2015
2017–present		 Kingston and Surbiton 10,489 England London
Daisy Cooper Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2019–present St Albans 6,293 England East of England
Health & Social Care spokesperson
Christine Jardine Cabinet Office spokesperson2017–present Edinburgh West 3,769 Scotland
Women and Equalities spokesperson
Scotland spokesperson
Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson 2001–present Orkney and Shetland 2,507 Scotland
Northern Ireland spokesperson
Justice spokesperson
Layla Moran Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs spokesperson2017–present Oxford West and Abingdon 8,943 England South Central
International Development spokesperson
Wendy Chamberlain Chief Whip in the House of Commons 2019–present Fife North East 1,316 Scotland
Social Justice spokesperson
Jamie Stone Digital, Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson2017–present Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 204 Scotland
Defence spokesperson (until October 2022)
Sarah Olney Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson 2016–17
2019–present		 Richmond Park 7,766 England London
Business and Industrial Strategy spokesperson
Tim Farron Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson2005–present Westmorland and Lonsdale 1,934 England North West
Wera Hobhouse Energy and Climate Change spokesperson2017–present Bath 12,322 England Western Counties
Transport spokesperson
Liberal Democrat Leader of the House
Munira Wilson Education spokesperson2019–present Twickenham 14,121 England London
Sarah Green International Trade spokesperson2021–present Chesham and Amersham 8,028 England South Central
Wales spokesperson
Helen Morgan Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson2021–present North Shropshire 5,925 England West Midlands
Richard Foord Defence spokesperson (from October 2022)2022–present Tiverton and Honiton 6,144 England Devon and Cornwall
Sarah Dyke 2023–present Somerton and Frome 11,008 England Somerset

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  1. ↑ Results of the 2019 General Election – BBC News
  2. ↑ Pack, Mark. "Lib Dem Parliamentary team reshuffled". markpack.org.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

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