Portrait of Martin Wrigley

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Newton Abbot · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 3943

Email: martin.wrigley.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4AA

Tel: 01626 886520

Email: martin.wrigley.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
70.4%
444 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
16 meetings attended
Debate contributions
269
in the 7 year window
Written questions
2,034
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Newton Abbot4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
70.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
444

joint 396th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Martin Wrigley voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 57.5%57.5%2025: 72.7%72.7%2026: 71.2%71.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236168 71.2%
2025322234 72.7%
20247342 57.5%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631444 70.4%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
269
Written questions
2,034
Oral questions
15
Early day motions
24
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
16

25th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Martin Wrigley: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05001,0001,5002,0002024: 454520242025: 1,4261,42620252026: 5635632026
Oral questions per year
Martin Wrigley: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 3320242025: 4420252026: 882026
Early day motions per year
Martin Wrigley: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 0020242025: 171720252026: 772026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 102 54 563 8 7 0 0
2025 146 70 1,426 4 17 0 0
2024 21 13 45 3 0 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Finance Committee (Commons) Member 19 January 2026 9 of 9 100.0%
Procedure Committee Member 7 September 2026 4 of 4 100.0%
Science and Technology Committee (Commons) Member 28 October 2024 3 of 3 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
269
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
137
distinct debates

joint 384th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Martin Wrigley: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 212120242025: 14614620252026: 1021022026
Debates participated in per year
Martin Wrigley: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 131320242025: 707020252026: 54542026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Newton Abbot
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Procedure Committee

Constituency: Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot constituency boundary
Area
196.8 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 2,246
Electorate
73,885 · turnout 65.0%
Postcode areas
EX6, EX7, TQ1, TQ12, TQ13, TQ14, TQ2, TQ3, TQ9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.