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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5 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

5 votes · 25 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

6 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

6 votes · 9 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

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

Cinemas: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding funding for cultural organisations to include independent cinemas.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport11 Feb 2026

Shared Ownership Schemes: Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the Stamp Duty Land Tax rules for shared ownership properties, particularly the requirement

AnsweredTreasury10 Feb 2026

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ringfencing Section 31 grants.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport3 Feb 2026

Childminding: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of introducing Making Tax Digital at the same time as removing the wear and tear allowance

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Feb 2026

Private Rented Housing: Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of guarantor requirements in the private rented sector on prospe

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jan 2026

Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on patients with relapsed or refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma of NICE’s draft decision not

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

Shingles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend NHS eligibility for the Shingrix shingles vaccine to older adults who previously received Zostavax.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the noise from aircraft operating between 4,000 and 7,000 feet under the proposed Aviation Navigati

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Jan 2026

Pupils: Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities and employer groups on the availability of work-experience placements for Year 10 pupils; and wh

AnsweredDepartment for Education29 Jan 2026

Gatwick Airport: Airspace

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Authority’s CAP1616 airspace change process in relation to Gatwick Airport.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Jan 2026
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