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Sir Julian Lewis vs Steve Witherden

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
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 380 different votes 385 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
1,919
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
619 eligible divisions
908
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.9% of votes cast
1,011
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.1% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

382
+293.2 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
505
+350.2 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
77
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 445 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
194 of 212 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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