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Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, since 4 July 2024

Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Bobby Dean is the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.

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Scorecard

68.5% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
372 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 22 as teller
181 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
5 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
132 Debates spoken in 144 written questions tabled

Ranked 396 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 No 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 No 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 No 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 Aye 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 No 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 No vote 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 No 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No vote 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No vote 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No vote 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No vote 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Annual membership, value £1,140
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 20 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Name of donor: National Liberal Club Ltd
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of private members club (National Liberal Club) for 18 months, value £1,475.85
Date received: 15 August 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 15 August 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 6 September 2024)

On the register since 31 Dec 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: (1) Deluxshana Kuganesan (2) Subramaniam Kuhanathan
Address of donor: (1) private (2) private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flight to Geneva for visit to the UN, value £291.44 (2) One night's hotel stay (£173.48) and dinner (£30), value £203.48
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 17 September 2025 to 18 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaking on behalf of Tamil interests in the UK
(Registered 30 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid Director of Right To Manage company, looking after the block of flats I live in.
Date interest arose: 21 July 2022
Date interest ended: 7 November 2025
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 30 June 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Councillor on Sutton Council, (unpaid since 30 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
Date interest ended: 7 May 2026
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 15 January 2026 and 28 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

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Debates

132 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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