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Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Carshalton and Wallington · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: bobby.dean.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
67.8%
428 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
103 meetings attended
Debate contributions
206
in the 7 year window
Written questions
150
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
5
current

Biography

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.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Carshalton and Wallington4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Lewisham, Deptford
Lewisham, Deptford

Voting participation

Participation rate
67.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
428

joint 442nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Bobby Dean voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 58.9%58.9%2025: 72.7%72.7%2026: 64.0%64.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236151 64.0%
2025322234 72.7%
20247343 58.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631428 67.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
206
Written questions
150
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
103

joint 384th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Bobby Dean: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 111120242025: 10110120252026: 38382026
Oral questions per year
Bobby Dean: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 8820242025: 9920252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 70 53 38 4 0 0 0
2025 106 70 101 9 0 1 1
2024 30 21 11 8 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
House of Commons Commission Member 7 January 2026 – no published attendance
Members Estimate Committee Member 7 January 2026 – no published attendance
Modernisation Committee Member 15 October 2025 17 of 17 100.0%
Restoration and Renewal Client Board Member 7 January 2026 2 of 2 100.0%
Treasury Committee Member 28 October 2024 84 of 84 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

Hansard activity

Contributions
206
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
144
distinct debates

451st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Bobby Dean: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 303020242025: 10610620252026: 70702026
Debates participated in per year
Bobby Dean: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 212120242025: 707020252026: 53532026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Carshalton and Wallington
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Treasury Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Joined Modernisation Committee
  3. 2026

    • – Joined House of Commons Commission
    • – Joined Members Estimate Committee
    • – Joined Restoration and Renewal Client Board

Constituency: Carshalton and Wallington

Carshalton and Wallington constituency boundary
Area
25.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 7,905
Electorate
74,362 · turnout 62.8%
Postcode areas
CR0, CR4, CR5, CR8, CR9, SM1, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.