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How Tessa Munt votes

Tessa Munt voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 166 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Tessa Munt has 6 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousVice Chair of WhistleblowersUK, a not for profit organisation. This is an unpaid role.15 Dec 2025
MiscellaneousDirector, Inaura School15 Dec 2025
MiscellaneousDirector of WhistleblowersUK, a not for profit organisation15 Dec 2025
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employmentAgreement starting 05 May 2017 - £15,500.004 Aug 2024
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in Somerset4 Aug 2024
Employment and earningsCouncillor - Somerset Council4 Aug 2024

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Tessa Munt asked 81 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs43
Ministry of Defence7
Ministry of Justice5
Treasury5
Department for Business and Trade5

Latest questions

9 Sep 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 21 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 10 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Justice
Answered 9 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Justice
Answered 9 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Justice
Answered 9 Sep 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£26,803
Office costs · claims for running an office£20,029
Staffing · claims relating to staff£4,662
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£2,112

110 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Tessa Munt represents Wells and Mendip Hills. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
11,121

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
68%

of people who could vote did

Tessa Munt won with 47% of the votes, and Meg Powell-Chandler (Conservative) came second with 25%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat47% · 23,622
Conservative25% · 12,501
Reform UK13% · 6,611
Labour7% · 3,527
Green Party4% · 2,068
Independent4% · 2,039
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tessa MuntLiberal Democrat23,62246.9%
Meg Powell-ChandlerConservative12,50124.8%
Helen HimsReform UK6,61113.1%
Joe JosephLabour3,5277.0%
Peter WelshGreen Party2,0684.1%
Abi McGuireIndependent1,8493.7%
Craig ClarkeIndependent1900.4%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£777 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.2%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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