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Sir Julian Lewis vs Mr Louie French

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East
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Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Mr Louie French voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 845 shared comparable votes.

834 same votes 11 different votes 845 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
45 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
45 Aye 61 No
85 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
85 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 34 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
11 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 91% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
54 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 102 shared votes
55 Aye 47 No
45 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
45 Aye 61 No
85 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
85 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
1,889
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
988
1,231 eligible divisions
892
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
497
50.3 % of votes cast
997
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
491
49.7 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

361
+283.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
490
+351.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Trade
83 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 161 4 Sep 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 159 4 Sep 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 117 4 Sep 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 151 4 Sep 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 122 3 May 2023
Defence
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22 3 May 2023
Defence
Aye
Aye rebel
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Committee: New Clause 29 7 Mar 2022
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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