At a glanceTessa Munt is a Liberal Democrat MP for Wells and Mendip Hills, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 319 votes in Commons divisions (55% attendance), tabled 187 written questions and registered 6 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Tessa Munt did not vote in 231. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Administration Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Justice Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Wells and Mendip Hills Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Liberal Democrat Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 307 of 307 shared votes
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Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 298 of 298 shared votes
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Steff Aquarone
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 291 of 291 shared votes
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Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 291 of 291 shared votes
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Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 291 of 291 shared votes
Votes least like
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Fabian Hamilton
Labour
11.2% · 19 of 170 shared votes
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Mary Creagh
Labour
11.6% · 25 of 216 shared votes
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Neil Coyle
Labour
13.2% · 33 of 250 shared votes
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
13.6% · 26 of 191 shared votes
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Douglas McAllister
Labour
13.7% · 39 of 285 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings1
- Councillor - Somerset Council (registered 4 Aug 2024)
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment1
- Agreement starting 05 May 2017 - £15,500.00 (registered 4 Aug 2024)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Property in Somerset (registered 4 Aug 2024)
Miscellaneous3
- Director, Inaura School (registered 15 Dec 2025)
- Vice Chair of WhistleblowersUK, a not for profit organisation. This is an unpaid role. (registered 15 Dec 2025)
- Director of WhistleblowersUK, a not for profit organisation (registered 15 Dec 2025)
Written questions
Children: Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are assigned to Children's Homes awaiting registration with Ofsted in (a) England, (b) Somerset and North Somerset and (c) Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Children: Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Children's Homes are awaiting registration with Ofsted in (a) England, (b) Somerset and North Somerset and (c) Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Tyres: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her answer of the 25 February to question 113532, how many exporters or brokers who failed to comply with the requirement to provide post shipment information within
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6746.
Tyres: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her answer of the 25th February to question 113532, how many of the 14 exporters or brokers referenced who had been issued with a warning notice have subsequently com
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6745.
Tyres: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of the 20th April 2026 to Question 124082, how many of the 548 shipments referenced in her response as having taken place between the 28th October 2025 and
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 4 June 2026 to PQ UIN 6743.
Tyres: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of the 20th April 2026 to Question 124082, how many of the 3277 shipments referenced in her response as having taken place between the 28th October 2025 an
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6742.
Chinook Helicopters: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Home Office has conducted an extensive search of The National Archive’s (TNA) search engine, Discovery, and their own records and have been unable to locate any records relating to Chinook ZD576.Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families, fr...
Chinook Helicopters: Accidents
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
The Treasury has conducted an extensive search of The National Archive’s (TNA) search engine, Discovery, and their own records and have been unable to locate any departmental records relating to Chinook ZD576.Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the fa...
Early day motions
| 22 Feb 2012 | BIG SWITCH CAMPAIGN | 153 sig. |
| 12 May 2011 | TIGERTIME CAMPAIGN | 44 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I herald the passage into law of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, but many will be disappointed that the judge in Tuesday’s High Court hearing had to rule, under current legislation, that the Chinook families were out of time to ch…
16 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
For many, rural bus services are the only way to buy food, to get to work, school or medical appointments, or to access services. A shuttle bus is meant to replace the 173 First Bus service during six months of roadworks on rural roads, bu…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
I am grateful to you, Sir Desmond, and to the Minister for everything he has said. I very much hope that he stays in his place because we would like to carry on the conversation; I want him to stay exactly where he is. I know that the Gove…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
Will the Minister meet me and those in my constituency who are particularly concerned about this to discuss it?
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
I wonder how the High Court came to its decision over the site in Yatton. What the Minister says sounds good to me, but it can be swept away because the NPPF is what the judge decreed was the way to go and, because there is a need for home…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
It is a very good idea to have development near railway stations. However, I have another application on the horizon in Yatton, which is the village I was discussing earlier, that involves a plan to build on the railway station car park. D…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The point I would like to make to the Minister is that, if developers choose to raise the level of the land on which they wish to build, we make a complete mockery of the Environment Agency’…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
I take the right hon. Gentleman’s point. I will suggest to the Minister that, if he wishes to pursue a policy of building on land that will almost certainly flood, we need to put those buildings on stilts. That is not impossible, and there…
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
I beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework. I am pleased to see you in the Chair, Sir Desmond. I am grateful for the time to introduce this debate on the impact of th…
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Will the Minister give way?
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
My sense is that we could have some equity in the amount of legal aid given to families and individuals fighting big organisations, such as public bodies. If the rates of the specialists and professionals who are supporting the public bod…
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Can the hon. Member spot the irony in the fact that today, while the Government are considering this legislation, which is designed to prevent public bodies from obstructing the truth, the Ministry of Defence is in the High Court in London…
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
One of the hon. Gentleman’s former colleagues went to Downing Street just a month ago with a letter that says he believes he was misled by his own Department when he was the Secretary of State for Defence, so why on earth is the hon. Gentl…
9 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Last month, the High Court issued its judgment permitting the development of 119 homes in a flood risk area in the village of Yatton in Somerset. The site had failed the flood risk sequential test. The judgment prioritises building and dev…
6 Jul 2026 Foreign Interference in UK Politics
I welcome the Minister’s statement. Has she considered the merits of establishing an office of the whistleblower, which would create new legal protections for those who declare wrongdoing and promote greater public awareness of whistleblow…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Last month the former Defence Secretary said that he believed he was misled by his own Department while he was Defence Secretary. Former Scotland Secretary Baroness Liddell, who sat on the Philip review panel, said that she was misled. Giv…
30 Jun 2026 Court Transcripts
I am particularly keen that this matter is progressed at speed, because the fees for victims who want to get their transcripts are eye-watering. My constituent is a victim of domestic violence and her barrister needs transcripts of her hea…
30 Jun 2026 Court Transcripts
13. What steps he is taking to make all court transcripts free for victims.
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
My constituent Dean Collier chairs Priddy folk festival, a local volunteer-run community event that for 34 years has brought really good music to the village and raised money for the village facilities. For 20 years, campers and festival-g…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
Food security is national security, and I am glad that the Government recognised that earlier this year. It is critical national infrastructure. As the Government pursue their building of 1.5 million homes, with which I absolutely agree, c…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill 12 Nov 2025 – 4 Dec 2025
- Administration Committee 26 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
- Education Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 11 Jun 2012
Previous seats
- Wells · Elected 1 time 6 May 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
Elections contested
- Wells 12 Dec 2019
- Wells 8 Jun 2017
- Wells 7 May 2015
- Wells 5 May 2005
- Ipswich 22 Nov 2001
- South Suffolk 7 Jun 2001
Expenses
Contact & offices
01934 440639
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Tessa Munt Freepost
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Tessa Munt, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Tessa Munt?
Tessa Munt is a Member of Parliament representing Wells and Mendip Hills in the House of Commons. See Tessa Munt's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Tessa Munt represent?
Tessa Munt sits as Liberal Democrat. See Tessa Munt's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Tessa Munt represent?
Tessa Munt is the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills. See Tessa Munt's official Parliament profile.
How long has Tessa Munt been an MP?
Tessa Munt has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Tessa Munt's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Tessa Munt?
Tessa Munt has 6 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Tessa Munt's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.