Official portrait of Andrew Lewin

Andrew Lewin

Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield, since 4 July 2024

Andrew Lewin is the Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

89.4% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
513 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 1 as teller
61 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
8 Interests declared 4 at £5,000 or more
87 Debates spoken in 34 written questions tabled

Ranked 31 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
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division Aye 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 No vote 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 No vote 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 No vote 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment Aye 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No 171–322

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.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Nicholas McCowan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 private donation in a private capacity to support my campaigning work as MP
Donor status: individual
(Registered 31 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£9,461

Name of donor: Best for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Secretariat, meeting room and meeting catering, research, graphic design, printing, transcription and communication services provided to the members of the UK Trade and Business Commission of which I am chair, for the period 1st April 2026 to 7th May (value has been estimated), value £9,461.62
Date received: 1 April 2026 to 7 May 2026
Date accepted: 1 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10436078
(Registered 15 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

£35,332

Name of donor: Best for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Secretariat, meeting room and meeting catering, research, graphic design, printing, transcription and communication services provided to the members of the UK Trade and Business Commission of which I am chair, (estimated), value £35,332.32
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10436078
(Registered 7 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Best for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A visit by the UK Trade and Business Commission, of which I am co-convener, to Brussels on 6th November 2025 including transport for secretariat staff and attendees, secretariat services and staff time, expert advice and meeting room hire to a total estimated value of £2,481.90, value £2,481.90
Date received: 6 November 2025
Date accepted: 6 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10436078
(Registered 18 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

£33,542

Name of donor: Best for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: secretariat, meeting room and meeting catering, research, graphic design, printing, transcription and communication services provided to the members of the UK Trade and Business Commission of which I am chair, to an estimated value of £33,542.32 for the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025, value £33,542.32
Date received: 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025
Date accepted: 1 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10436078
(Registered 9 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

£34,469

Name of donor: Best for Britain Limited
Address of donor: International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Secretariat, meeting room and meeting catering, research, graphic design, printing, transcription and communication services provided to the members of the UK Trade and Business Commission of which I am chair, to an estimated value of £34,469.82 for the period 1st October 2025 to 31st December 2025, value £34,469.82
Date received: 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 1 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10436078
(Registered 2 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Best for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport to and from Brussels, accommodation and meals while in Brussels for one night (estimated), value £581.90
Destination of visit: Belgium (Brussels)
Dates of visit: 29 April 2025 to 30 April 2025
Purpose of visit: Promotion of improved UK-EU relations and to attend meetings relating to my role as Chair of the UK Trade and Business Commission.
(Registered 10 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Chair of the UK Trade & Business Commission. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 5 December 2024
(Registered 12 December 2024)

On the register since 17 Dec 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

87 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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