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Sir Julian Lewis

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for New Forest East · in Parliament since 1 May 1997

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, Westminster, London , SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 4179

Website

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
78.2%
1,328 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
11 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,436
in the 7 year window
Written questions
575
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Julian Lewis is the Conservative MP for New Forest East, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
New Forest East4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
New Forest East6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
New Forest East1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative30 December 2020Present
Independent15 July 202030 December 2020
Conservative1 May 199716 July 2020

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Swansea West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Defence)Opposition10 May 20056 May 2010
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)Opposition1 July 200410 May 2005
Shadow Minister (Defence)Opposition1 July 20021 July 2004
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition1 July 20011 July 2002

Voting participation

Participation rate
78.2%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,328

232nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Julian Lewis voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 77.4%77.4%2021: 81.4%81.4%2022: 79.3%79.3%2023: 77.7%77.7%2024: 74.5%74.5%2025: 76.1%76.1%2026: 80.5%80.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236190 80.5%
2025322245 76.1%
2024200149 74.5%
2023256199 77.7%
2022251199 79.3%
2021242197 81.4%
2020190147 77.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068841 78.8%
59th631487 77.2%

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
1,436
Written questions
575
Oral questions
23
Early day motions
8
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
11

159th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Julian Lewis: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 13913920202021: 11711720212022: 484820222023: 222220232024: 282820242025: 11511520252026: 1061062026
Oral questions per year
Sir Julian Lewis: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 5520202021: 5520212022: 3320222023: 2220232024: 2220242025: 3320252026: 332026
Early day motions per year
Sir Julian Lewis: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 2220202021: 2220212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 0020242025: 1120252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 266 184 106 3 0 0 0
2025 352 277 115 3 1 0 0
2024 198 145 28 2 0 0 0
2023 169 112 22 2 1 0 0
2022 161 102 48 3 2 0 0
2021 150 100 117 5 2 0 0
2020 140 87 139 5 2 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,436
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
1,007
distinct debates

47th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Julian Lewis: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 14014020202021: 15015020212022: 16116120222023: 16916920232024: 19819820242025: 35235220252026: 2662662026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Julian Lewis: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year012525037550020192020: 878720202021: 10010020212022: 10210220222023: 11211220232024: 14514520242025: 27727720252026: 1841842026

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. 1997

    • – Became MP for New Forest East
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2001

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  3. 2002

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  4. 2004

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)

  5. 2005

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)

  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for New Forest East
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
    • – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament

  7. 2015

    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

  8. 2017

    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

  9. 2020

    • – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
    • – Joined Independent
    • – Joined Conservative

  10. 2024

    • – Became MP for New Forest East
    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Constituency: New Forest East

New Forest East constituency boundary
Area
395.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 8,495
Electorate
70,618 · turnout 64.0%
Postcode areas
BH25, SO40, SO41, SO42, SO43, SO45, SO51, SP5

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.