Brian Mathew

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Brian Mathew is the Liberal Democrat MP for Melksham and Devizes, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

388

Votes Cast

£157,740

Expenses 2024-25

2,401

Majority

39.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£157,740

Staffing£114,578
Office£19,855
Accommodation£16,040
Travel£7,268

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,203 voters

Liberal Democrat
20,031 votes39.1%
Conservative
17,630 votes34.4%
Reform UK
6,726 votes13.1%
Labour
4,587 votes9.0%
Green Party
2,229 votes4.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

126

Written Questions

12

Oral Questions

91

Debates Spoken In

128

Speeches

388

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 20 Apr 2026

4 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

6 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

6 votes · 15 Apr 2026

1 AYE7 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

8 votes · 14 Apr 2026

2 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

2 votes · 25 Mar 2026

Financial Interests(4)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

National Liberal Club

Complimentary Honorary Membership

11 September 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,280
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Complimentary Honorary Membership, value £1,280
Date received
11 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
11 September 2024
Donor status
other (Members Club)

Registered 13 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

AIM Congress Abu Dhabi

£1,019
Name of donor
AIM Congress Abu Dhabi
Address of donor
ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, standard class (£1,019.12), dinner (£120.00), four nights accommodation (£912.96), Estimated, value £2,052.08
Destination of visit
United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
Dates of visit
4 April 2025 to 9 April 2025
Purpose of visit
To give a talk on supply chains in Africa to the AIM Congress

Registered 25 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
1 May 2025

Registered 2 August 2024; updated 3 December 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
1 May 2025

Registered 2 August 2024; updated 10 November 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Brian in Parliament

Right to Acquire Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to extend the right to acquire to tenants living in rural areas.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Feb 2025

Social Rented Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to increase funding for the building of social housing in rural areas.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Feb 2025

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of ADHD medication.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

Housing: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to ensure that new build houses will not be placed in (a) coastal areas at risk for risin

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Feb 2025

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve child and adolescent mental health services and (b) increase the speed of diagnosis for (i)

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

UK Special Representative for Climate Change and UK Special Representative for Nature

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who has been appointed as Special Representatives for Nature and Climate; what their qualifications for these posts wer

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office21 Feb 2025

Railways: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the reliability of train services (a) in Wiltshire and (b) from Melksham station.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport13 Feb 2025

Railway Stations: Devizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with Network Rail on the potential merits of a Devizes Parkway railway station.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport13 Feb 2025

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure social media companies are accountable for content on their sites that may be harmfu

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology10 Feb 2025

Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of the proposed local Thames Crossing funded as a private finance initiative.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Feb 2025
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