Liberal Democrats MP for Tunbridge Wells.
Mike Martin is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Martin broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2025 | Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu | Yes | vs party |
Source · Hansard
“Supports zig-zag career transfers but wants mandatory annual reporting to Parliament on retention impacts to enable proper parliamentary oversight of this untried measure.”
“Calling for an end to political blame games, setting up an all-party parliamentary group on rearmament to highlight the scale of threat and the military's parlous state, and inviti…”
“Decent homes standard (2006) should apply to all defence housing; housing standards should match civilian renters; single living accommodation needs same protections as service fam…”
“Supports new clause 2 to establish a Veterans' Mental Health Oversight Officer, citing poor mental health outcomes among veterans and the need for systematic oversight to prevent a…”
Select, joint and other committees Martin currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | Member | Select |
| Defence Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Martin sits on 2.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 52 | 23.4% |
| Department for Transport | 33 | 14.9% |
| Home Office | 24 | 10.8% |
| Treasury | 19 | 8.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 17 | 7.7% |
| Department for Education | 15 | 6.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 12 | 5.4% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 8 | 3.6% |
Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact on residents of privately-managed leasehold retirement housing of the requirement to upgrade communal telecare alarm systems to digital infrastructure ahead of the Public Switched Telephone Network switch-off on 31 January 2027; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure those costs do not fall solely on elderly residents on fixed or low incomes.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's decision to limit tariff-free steel imports on the price of carbon or alloy steel - not produced in the UK - for UK manufacturers.
Awaiting answer.
What discussions his Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the use of encorafenib in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy as a first‑line treatment for patients with BRAF V600E‑mutated metastatic colorectal cancer, in light of the results of the phase III BREAKWATER trial.
Awaiting answer.
How much funding has been made available to South Eastern Railway to undertake outline designs to improve car park provision at Paddock Wood station.
I can confirm that there has been no funding from the Department to Southeastern to improve car park provision at Paddock Wood train station. The Rail Minister has asked the Managing Director of South Eastern Railway to contact the MP about…read full →
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Source · Members API · Last amended 14 Apr 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 129,787 | 79.0% |
| Office Costs | 26,729 | 16.3% |
| Accommodation | 3,849 | 2.3% |
| MP Travel | 2,903 | 1.8% |
| Staff Travel | 956 | 0.6% |
| Total · 132 claims | 164,337 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Martin on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tunbridge Wells | 23,661 | 43.6% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike MartinWON | LD | 23,661 | 43.6 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Tunbridge Wells →