MP for Melksham and Devizes
Brian Mathew is the Liberal Democrat MP for Melksham and Devizes, elected in 2024. He currently serves on the International Development Committee.
He shows high party loyalty (98%) but attendance is below the party average (10%). He has recorded 5 rebel votes. His voting record mixes support for transgender rights, climate action and mental health services with opposition to broader workers’ rights protections, stronger trade union powers and some VAT changes. He has mixed positions on Universal Credit and renter protections, while typically backing prison sentencing and bus services regulation.
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Generated 21 February 2026
1 positions
International Development Committee
Since Oct 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has almost always voted against workers rights protections
has almost always voted against vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has voted a mixture of ways on renter protections
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
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Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading