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Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat MP for Wells and Mendip Hills, since 4 July 2024

Tessa Munt is the Liberal Democrat MP for Wells and Mendip Hills, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

59.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
319 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 25 as teller
231 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
6 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
490 Debates spoken in 187 written questions tabled

Ranked 510 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Teller 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Teller 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Aye 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 Aye 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 Aye 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Aye 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Teller 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Teller 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No vote 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 Aye 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Teller 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Councillor
Payer: Somerset Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset
(Registered 4 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

£15,500

Remuneration: £15,500 a year
From: 5 May 2017.
Hours: 15 hrs a week approximate
(Registered 4 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Somerset
(Registered 4 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Director, Inaura School
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
Date interest ended: 24 February 2025
(Registered 15 December 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 28 January 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 25 Mar 2026

Vice Chair of WhistleblowersUK, a not for profit organisation. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
(Registered 15 December 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 28 January 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 25 Mar 2026

Director of WhistleblowersUK, a not for profit organisation
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
(Registered 15 December 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 28 January 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

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Debates

490 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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