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.

405

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)

1,840

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

108

Debates Spoken In

194

Speeches

405

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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1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

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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

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

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of Housing Benefit was in each of the last ten years.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of (a) Housing Benefit and (b) the housing element of Universal Credit is paid to private landlords.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of Housing Benefit is paid to private landlords.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Housing Benefit is paid to private landlords in each (a) region and (b) local authority.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Housing Benefit was paid to private landlords (a) in real terms and (b) as a proportion of total Housing Benefit expenditure in each of th

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the proportion of housing benefits that are paid to private landlords in (a) the UK and (b) other OECD cou

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount of housing benefit paid to private landlords in the last ten years.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Social Security Benefits: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help incentivise private landlords to rent to benefit recipients.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit and Social Rented Housing: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of (a) Housing Benefit and (b) the provision of social housing in each of the next ten years.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025

Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) Housing Benefit and (b) other housing subsidies on rent levels in the privat

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jun 2025
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