Official portrait of Bobby Dean

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.

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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Aye 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Teller 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No vote 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Teller 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No vote 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No vote 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No vote 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

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

The same register on parliament.uk →

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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