The Lord Alderdice
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Alderdice's full title is The Lord Alderdice. His name is John Thomas Alderdice, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£4,452
13 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£378
Travel claims
£248
Attendance £248
Total claimed
£5,078
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£14,850
6 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord John Alderdice
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-08 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0364262 | £2,400 |
| 2015-02-28 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0165570 | £2,400 |
| 2014-05-14 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0103923 | £2,400 |
| 2013-02-14 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0088635 | £2,400 |
| 2011-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0076865 | £2,400 |
| 2010-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0037702 | £2,850 |
Showing the 6 most recent donations on record.
Source: Electoral Commission donations register
(search.electoralcommission.org.uk).
Match confidence: unique-surname.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
47 Content(24.9%)
8 Not-Content(4.2%)
134 didn't vote(70.9%)
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Not-Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, like the previous two speakers, I thank the most reverend Primate for choosing this topic for her day’s debate. As has already been said, it is quite striking that she chose it, as His Holiness the Pope also chose it for his first encyclical,
2026-05-14
King’s Speech
My Lords, when I am speaking about the gracious Speech, I normally speak in the debate day on foreign affairs. But in January of last year, I was appointed the UK trade envoy for Azerbaijan and central Asia, so perhaps it is more appropriate that I speak
2025-09-12
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
My Lords, although I am the first Liberal Democrat to speak in this debate, I am not speaking on behalf of all Liberal Democrat Peers because, as in all the other groupings in your Lordships’ House, there is a divergence of views on these issues. The div
2025-07-18
Strategic Defence Review 2025
My Lords, in our debate on 9 October 2024 on the very welcome strategic defence review being undertaken by the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, I appealed to the noble Lord—as I had done previously in your Lordships’ House—to see this review of
2025-07-07
Armed Forces: Recruitment and Retention
My Lords, the 2023 review that was undertaken on recruitment and retention was conducted by one of our most eminent and successful businesspeople, and he identified a number of bureaucratic problems and economic drivers that would be important. The Minis
My Lords, I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis of Banbury, and the valedictory speech of the noble Lord, Lord Boswell of Aynho. As a resident of Fringford, a small village not far away from either Banbury or
2025-03-14
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]
My Lords, my noble friend Lady Northover has done this House and the Government a great service by raising the possibility in her Bill of redressing a profound injustice with which we as a country have colluded for decades.
The implementation of UN Re
My Lords, I start by thanking our previous chair of the committee, the noble Lord, Lord Ashton of Hyde, and our current chair, the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and indeed our clerk and her colleagues for the tremendous work that they have done in drawing
2024-11-25
Mental Health Bill [HL]
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate. I declare an interest as a retired psychiatrist and a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
So much of what I will say comes from my experience of working as a consulta
My Lords, I start my comments by identifying with the tribute and appreciation paid by the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, to the noble Lord, Lord Levene of Portsoken. He has been a great public servant, and that is the best that can be said of any of us in
2024-11-05
Hezbollah: Threat to the United Kingdom
My Lords, I have listened with great interest to the various contributions to this debate on the threat to the UK from Hezbollah. My concern for a peaceful outcome to the tragedy of the Middle East goes back many years. After the negotiation of the Belfa
2024-10-09
Strategic Defence Review
My Lords, one of the early and welcome announcements by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was that we were to have a new strategic defence review, and we are all gratified that the SDR is being led by the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, to whom w
2024-07-25
King’s Speech
My Lords, how to address in five minutes the range of foreign affairs and defence in a fast-changing world, and the context of deepening global conflict? Since 1964—fully 60 years ago—we have had not a War Office, but a Ministry of Defence. I welcome the
2024-03-05
Foreign Affairs
My Lords, I remind the House of my interests in the register, especially as executive chairman of the Changing Character of War Centre at Pembroke College, Oxford, and as founding chairman of the Concord Foundation, an independent peacebuilding organisat
I wonder if I might just respond to that point. It seems to me that Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England are important separate jurisdictions with their own statute books and so on. That is not the case for some of the other areas that the nobl
My Lords, one of the strengths of your Lordships’ House is that it can look at legislation with a microscope and draw back and look at the larger picture. I want to try to do the latter for a few minutes.
There is not much doubt that the reason that w
2024-02-08
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
My Lords, how should one wind up a debate of such passion and complexity? Jesus summed up the whole of the law and the prophets by saying:
“Love God with all your heart … Love your neighbour as yourself”.
When you next look into the eyes of one o
My Lords, I will say a word of appreciation on my and the whole committee’s behalf to our chair, who went to enormous lengths to try to make sure that we had the resources, time and staff that we needed. As she has done, I thank them as well. This was no
2023-10-24
Israel/Gaza
My Lords, I start by declaring my interests in the register, particularly as executive chairman and director of the Changing Character of War Centre at Pembroke College, Oxford.
It is very difficult to approach this debate calmly. One might argue that
My Lords, I declare my interest as director of the Changing Character of War Centre at Oxford University. This substantial report rightly focuses on defending our country and our people from the political, economic and military threats in our relationshi
My Lords, I am also grateful to the Minister for giving us the opportunity to study and discuss this question of the long-term strategic challenges posed by China. It will be no great surprise, and scarcely a matter of a declaration of interest, for me t
2023-10-17
Western Balkans: Dayton Peace Agreement
My Lords, during a meeting earlier this year in Sarajevo, I stood with some colleagues at the spot where the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, triggering a series of events that resulted in the First World War. It was a moving and troubling reminder
My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Smith of Hindhead, for introducing this debate so helpfully. Like him and the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Bowness. He and I came into your Lordships’ House in the same year, 1996
2023-09-21
Ukraine
My Lords, there are some debates in your Lordships’ House that are of particular solemnity and consequence. This is one such debate. In exercising the privilege of participating in it, I draw the attention of the House to my interest as the executive cha
2023-09-14
Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill
My Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, I thank the Minister for presenting to us the context for the Bill and for the technical elements of it. I would not dispute with him any of the technical aspects he described: they are fairly straightforw
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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President, ARTIS (Europe) Ltd (research and risk modelling, including psychology of terrorism and political violence)
registered 2010-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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ARTIS (Europe) Ltd (research and risk modelling, including psychology of terrorism and political violence)
registered 2010-04-15 · amended 2025-04-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
1996-10-08 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2015-06-01 → 2016-10-28
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
Committee memberships
2021-02-04 → 2024-01-31
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2002-11-19 → 2005-04-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2010-06-15 → 2014-02-25
House Committee (Lords)
2010-06-15 → 2014-02-25
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2010-06-22 → 2011-10-13
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
2013-05-16 → 2014-02-25
Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee
2015-06-08 → 2016-08-31
Administration and Works Committee (Lords)
2019-07-02 → 2020-04-23
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2020-06-11
International Agreements Committee
2020-06-11 → 2022-04-28
COVID-19 Committee
2024-01-31 → present
International Relations and Defence Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
alderdicej@parliament.uk
020 7219 5050 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5050 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
APPGs (2026) · 8 active officership(s) · 7 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Colombia
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 9 | 2024-06-25 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Boys' Brigade
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2023-10-24 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cameroon
Country Group
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Co-Chair | — | 7 | 2023-08-15 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ethical and Islamic Finance
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2024-06-22 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamic Finance
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 9 | 2021-06-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamic and Ethical Finance
Subject Group
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Officer | Islamic Finance Council UK | 4 | 2026-04-03 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Arctic and Nordic Councils
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 11 | 2024-11-22 |
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Peru All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 12 | 2024-08-28 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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0 as lead sponsor
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.