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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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No vote 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No vote 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No vote 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Aye 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No vote 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No vote 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No vote 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No vote 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No vote 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No vote 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No vote 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 185–344

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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