MP for Tunbridge Wells
“A party-loyal Liberal Democrat MP who rarely rebels but has relatively low voting attendance.”
Mike Martin is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells, elected on 4 July 2024. He currently serves on several parliamentary committees, including the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee (since February 2026), the Defence Committee, the National Security Strategy (Joint) Committee, and the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art, with an additional role on the 16 to 19 Academies Bills committee (since June 2025). The data provided does not include details of his career before entering Parliament.
He shows 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes, and his voting attendance is below his party’s average. Where votes are recorded, he demonstrates a mixed pattern: he has tied patterns on Universal Credit, Workers’ rights protections, and Trade union powers; he generally votes against VAT changes, and generally for mental health services, prison sentencing, transgender rights, renter protections, and climate change measures.
The MP has a substantial declared interests record (53 entries), dominated by Donations and other support for activities as an MP (46 entries). Other listed interests include land and property, shareholdings, and gifts or hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Liberal Democrat average: 19%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Liberal Democrat average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
7 positions
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Since Feb 2026
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Since Feb 2025
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Since Nov 2024
Defence Committee
Since Oct 2024
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
