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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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Photograph of Mr Louie French
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 820 shared comparable votes.

809 same votes 11 different votes 820 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
84 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
84 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 33 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
11 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 89% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
53 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 101 shared votes
54 Aye 47 No
45 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
45 Aye 61 No
84 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
84 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 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 218 of 648
Participation
81.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 648
1,850
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
961
1,182 eligible divisions
868
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
480
49.9 % of votes cast
982
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
481
50.1 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

278
+218.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648
Appearances
52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648
370
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 648
Contributions
156
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 648

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
13
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
80 of 88 votes
#2
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 134 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 65 votes
#5
Trade
25 of 27 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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