Portrait of Max Wilkinson

Max Wilkinson

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Cheltenham · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 01242 383282

Email: max.wilkinson.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.0%
429 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
398
in the 7 year window
Written questions
571
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Max Wilkinson is the Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Cheltenham4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Cheltenham
Stroud

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)Opposition18 September 20241 October 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
429

joint 440th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Max Wilkinson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 60.3%60.3%2025: 72.7%72.7%2026: 64.0%64.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236151 64.0%
2025322234 72.7%
20247344 60.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631429 68.0%

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
398
Written questions
571
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
35
Bills sponsored
4
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

160th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Max Wilkinson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 444420242025: 29529520252026: 2322322026
Oral questions per year
Max Wilkinson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 8820252026: 442026
Early day motions per year
Max Wilkinson: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 101020242025: 151520252026: 10102026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 106 59 232 4 10 0 0
2025 230 103 295 8 15 2 0
2024 62 42 44 1 10 2 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
398
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
204
distinct debates

joint 287th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Max Wilkinson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502024: 626220242025: 23023020252026: 1061062026
Debates participated in per year
Max Wilkinson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 424220242025: 10310320252026: 59592026

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 Cheltenham
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Joined Administration Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
    • – Left role: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)

Constituency: Cheltenham

Cheltenham constituency boundary
Area
35.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 7,210
Electorate
76,144 · turnout 65.1%
Postcode areas
GL50, GL51, GL52, GL53, GL54

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.