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Monica Harding

Monica Harding

MP for Esher and Walton

Liberal DemocratOpposition

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)

About This MP

AI-generated

Monica Harding is the Liberal Democrat MP for Esher and Walton, elected on 4 July 2024. She serves as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Development and sits on the International Development Committee. She also served on a short-term Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] committee in November 2024.

Voting Patterns

Her voting loyalty is 98%, close to the party average, but her attendance is 11% (below the party average of 19%). She has 6 rebel votes and sits on the centre-right of the spectrum (64/100). On policy matters, she has a mixed record on welfare-related votes (Universal Credit), generally voting against trade union powers and workers’ rights protections, and against VAT changes; she has generally supported prison sentencing, renter protections, transgender rights, climate change measures and mental health services.

Notable Positions

  • Generally supports transgender rights
  • Supports climate change measures
  • Supports mental health services
  • Supports stricter prison sentencing

Financial Interests

She has 13 declared financial interests, including donations and other support for MP activities (7 entries); gifts and hospitality from UK sources (2 entries); miscellaneous interests (2); shareholdings (1); and visits outside the UK (1).

Generated 21 February 2026

98%
Party Loyalty
11%
Attendance
6
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes

Political Position

LEFTRIGHT
Centre-right(64)
Based on 83 votes

Career & Roles

4 positions

Current

Committee

Rare Cancers Bill

Since Jun 2025

Committee

International Development Committee

Since Oct 2024

Opposition

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)

Since Sept 2024

Previous

Committee

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]

Nov 2024 - Nov 2024

Voting Stances

Based on parliamentary votes

Universal Credit

Mixed

has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit

44 votes

Trade union powers

Strongly against

has almost always voted against trade union powers

34 votes

Workers rights protections

Strongly against

has almost always voted against workers rights protections

34 votes

VAT changes

Generally against

has generally voted against vat changes

24 votes

Prison sentencing

Mixed

has voted a mixture of ways on prison sentencing

17 votes

Bus services regulation

Generally against

has generally voted against bus services regulation

15 votes

Renter protections

Generally against

has generally voted against renter protections

13 votes

Transgender rights

Generally for

has generally voted for transgender rights

13 votes

Financial Interests

13 declarations · £32,543 total

Recent Rebel Votes

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1

13 Jun 2025

AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2

13 Jun 2025

AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106

17 Jun 2025

AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24

20 Jun 2025

AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12

20 Jun 2025

AYE

Recent Votes

ABSENT

Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27

11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
NO

Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27

11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026

4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading

3 Feb 2026458 Aye104 No
ABSENT

Opposition Day: Youth unemployment

28 Jan 202691 Aye287 No
ABSENT

Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory

28 Jan 2026103 Aye284 No
ABSENT

Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026

28 Jan 2026294 Aye108 No
ABSENT

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1

27 Jan 202688 Aye310 No
AYE

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2

27 Jan 202661 Aye311 No