Julian Lewis’s voting in Parliament

Julian Lewis is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Julian Lewis sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Julian Lewis voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year, while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• Julian Lewis consistently voted against selling England’s state owned forests, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• Julian Lewis almost always voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Julian Lewis generally voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh), while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• Julian Lewis almost always voted against university tuition fees, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Julian Lewis generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Julian Lewis’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Julian Lewis’s full vote analysis page for more.

Julian Lewis has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Business of the House (Today): No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government 16 Jan 2019

  How does my hon. Friend interpret what the Prime Minister said last night about reaching out to the other side of the House? If we are to take both sides of the House with us and bearing in mind that a majority of hon. and right hon. Members in this House are for remain and not for leave, does that not mean that the Prime Minister will end up with an even softer Brexit than the one she has...

• European Union (Withdrawal) Act: [9th Allotted Day] 15 Jan 2019

  Because Brexit should mean Brexit and no deal is better than this bad deal, I shall vote no, no and no. Thank you.

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Profile

Conservative MP for New Forest East

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Julian Lewis campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Ministry of Defence
• Cabinet Office
• Warships
• Departmental Files
• Iraq
• Simon Mann
• Aircraft Carriers

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 6 Nov 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee (since 12 Sep 2017)
• Chair, Defence Committee (since 12 Jul 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee (8 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Defence Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (3 Nov 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Defence Committee (3 Nov 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (13 Sep 2010 to 16 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (10 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (1 Jul 2004 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (1 Jul 2002 to 1 Jul 2004)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (1 Jul 2001 to 1 Jul 2002)
• Member, Defence Committee (3 Feb 2000 to 29 Oct 2001)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (22 Jun 1998 to 11 May 2001)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 93 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Julian Lewis’s speeches
• Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2015: MP did not accept messages via WriteToThem.
• Has voted in 87.71% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 106 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Julian Lewis’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1078 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)