Mike Martin

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Mike Martin is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

342

Votes Cast

£164,314

Expenses 2024-25

8,687

Majority

43.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£164,314

Staffing£129,787
Office£26,706
Travel£3,932
Accommodation£3,849
Other£40

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 54,250 voters

Liberal Democrat
23,661 votes43.6%
Conservative
14,974 votes27.6%
Reform UK
6,484 votes11.9%
Labour
6,178 votes11.4%
Green Party
2,344 votes4.3%
Independent
609 votes1.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

254

Written Questions

19

Oral Questions

149

Debates Spoken In

220

Speeches

342

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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Financial Interests(43)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Andy Byrne

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
Andy Byrne
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 5 December 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Susan Barone

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
Susan Barone
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 5 December 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Ramesh Dewan

Hosted a fundraising dinner for local party

£3,331
Name of donor
Ramesh Dewan
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Hosted a fundraising dinner for local party, value £3,330.92
Donor status
individual

Registered 16 May 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Ramesh Dewan

Ramesh hosted a dinner for me

£3,153
Name of donor
Ramesh Dewan
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Ramesh hosted a dinner for me, value £3,153.28
Donor status
individual

Registered 12 September 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Field View Mentors Limited

£3,000

£3,000
Name of donor
Field View Mentors Limited
Address of donor
St Catherine’s House, 5 Nuthatch Close, Farnham GU10 5TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£3,000
Donor status
company, registration 09883118

Registered 7 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mike in Parliament

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of section 23 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on schools' ability to participate in team

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2025

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on school uniforms.

AnsweredTreasury16 Jan 2025

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of section 23 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on small businesses that provide school uni

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2025

Post Boxes: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the sale of Royal Mail on the protection of historic post boxes.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade16 Jan 2025

Perinatal Mortality: Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the powers of Coroners to include the investigation of stillbirths.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care15 Jan 2025

Hospitals: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance to hospitals on using withheld numbers to contact patients about app

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Jan 2025

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the planned reforms to agricultural property relief, what steps her Department will take to support farmers who have lost their exemption beca

AnsweredTreasury13 Jan 2025

Protection From Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the implementation of the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023.

AnsweredHome Office13 Jan 2025

Ambulance Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that private ambulance service personnel on NHS contracts receive (a) recogn

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Jan 2025

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for an autism diagnosis in Kent in (a) 2025 and (b) 2020; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Jan 2025
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