Martin Wrigley

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Martin Wrigley is the Liberal Democrat MP for Newton Abbot, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

418

Votes Cast

£166,549

Expenses 2024-25

2,246

Majority

31.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£166,549

Staffing£119,145
Office£24,413
Accommodation£16,438
Travel£6,553

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 47,992 voters

✓Liberal Democrat
15,201 votes31.7%
Conservative
12,955 votes27.0%
Reform UK
8,494 votes17.7%
Labour
7,115 votes14.8%
Green Party
2,083 votes4.3%
South Devon Alliance
1,924 votes4.0%
Heritage Party
116 votes0.2%
Volt United Kingdom
104 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

1,950

Written Questions

17

Oral Questions

115

Debates Spoken In⚑

212

Speeches⚑

418

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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2 AYE

Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 26 Mar 2025

4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2025

3 NO

Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

3 votes · 25 Mar 2025

2 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

2 votes · 25 Mar 2025

4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

4 votes · 19 Mar 2025

3 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 18 Mar 2025

Financial Interests(4)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

National Liberal Club

Complimentary membership of the NLC

12 September 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,030
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Complimentary membership of the NLC, value £1,029.62
Date received
12 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
12 September 2024
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 29 September 2024

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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Role, work or services
Councillor
Until
1 May 2025.
Payer
Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4QD

Registered 2 August 2024; updated 29 August 2024

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

—
Role, work or services
Councillor
Payer
Teignbridge district council, Forde house, Brunel Rd, Newton Abbot TQ12 4XX

Registered 2 August 2024; updated 29 August 2024

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Management consultancy - Company now dissolved

—
Name of company or organisation
Moexco Ltd
Nature of business
Management consultancy - Company now dissolved
Interest held
until 17 February 2026

Registered 17 July 2024; updated 24 February 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Martin in Parliament

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools that have had to (a) reduce subjects, (b) rely on non-specialist teaching staff and (c) remove extra

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Oct 2025

Academies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support academies with multimillion-pound deficits.

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Oct 2025

Railways: Lost Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will establish a national luggage return scheme for passengers who lose luggage on board a Great British Railways service.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport15 Oct 2025

EU Countries: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with her EU counterparts on exempting UK residents from obtaining a European Travel Inform

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office15 Oct 2025

Food Strategy Advisory Board: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the recent appointments to the Food Strategy Advisory Board on (a) farmer

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15 Oct 2025

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to (a) ring-fence and (b) increase funding for school infrastructure where buildings are assessed as structurally unsound.

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Oct 2025

Access to Work Programme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to fund the access to work programme for the rest of this parliament.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions14 Oct 2025

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to implement a centralised issuance with decentralised data architecture model for a national digital identity s

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology14 Oct 2025

Children: Corporal Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 58 of the Children Act 2004, if she will take legislative steps to remove the defence of reasonable punishment for parents.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2025

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support patients with postural tachycardia syndrome in Devon.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2025
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