Carshalton and Wallington.

Twice voting against his own party on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill -- at both Second and Third Reading -- Bobby Dean is one of very few Liberal Democrat MPs to have broken ranks in this parliament. His opposition to flagship public health legislation stands out as the defining rebel act of his tenure so far. Beyond that, he consistently backs Lords scrutiny of government bills, voting to retain Lords amendments on the English Devolution, Children's School and Wellbeing, and Pension Schemes Bills, and opposing government power to direct pension fund investments on the grounds of risk to savers.

Dean votes with the Liberal Democrats 99.4% of the time on other issues, making the tobacco votes a sharp and unusual exception. His participation rate of 70% sits below the Commons average. He speaks frequently -- 175 contributions across 122 debates -- with the economy, defence, social care, and local government dominating his topics. His stance data shows strong resistance to the employer National Insurance rise and consistent support for Lords and parliamentary scrutiny, but low alignment with workers' rights measures and progressive taxation votes, suggesting he leans towards a liberal rather than social-democratic position within his party.

Dean sits on the Treasury Committee, which helps explain the volume of economic and fiscal-policy speeches. His maiden speech signalled local priorities -- transport links and St Helier Hospital -- and the news coverage from his arrival in parliament reflects a broadly positive local reception after ousting the Conservatives in 2024. The news data from the past 90 days is insufficient to identify any current local controversies. Coverage relating to his predecessor Elliot Colburn appears in the dataset and should be treated as background context rather than reflecting Dean's own record.