Portrait of Mike Martin

Mike Martin

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Tunbridge Wells · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: mike.martin.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
58.3%
368 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
104 meetings attended
Debate contributions
290
in the 7 year window
Written questions
262
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
4
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Tunbridge Wells4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
58.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
368

joint 569th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Mike Martin voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 60.3%60.3%2025: 64.0%64.0%2026: 50.0%50.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236118 50.0%
2025322206 64.0%
20247344 60.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631368 58.3%

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
290
Written questions
262
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
104

joint 298th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Mike Martin: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 575720242025: 13813820252026: 67672026
Oral questions per year
Mike Martin: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 5520242025: 5520252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 143 85 67 3 0 0 0
2025 112 76 138 5 0 0 0
2024 35 25 57 5 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Defence Committee Member 28 October 2024 51 of 51 100.0%
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Member 13 November 2024 38 of 38 100.0%
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Member 9 February 2026 15 of 15 100.0%
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art Member 6 February 2025 – no published attendance

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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
290
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
186
distinct debates

364th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Mike Martin: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 353520242025: 11211220252026: 1431432026
Debates participated in per year
Mike Martin: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 252520242025: 767620252026: 85852026

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 Tunbridge Wells
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Defence Committee
    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
  3. 2026

    • – Joined Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Constituency: Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells constituency boundary
Area
248.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 8,687
Electorate
78,738 · turnout 68.9%
Postcode areas
TN1, TN11, TN12, TN17, TN18, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN5

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.