MP for Dewsbury and Batley
“An Independent backbencher with a left-leaning tilt who backs workers’ rights and protest rights while occasionally challenging the party line on financial measures.”
Iqbal Mohamed is the Independent Member of Parliament for Dewsbury and Batley, elected on 4 July 2024. He sits as an Independent and has a left-leaning score on the political spectrum (25/100). His voting metrics show high alignment with his positions alongside relatively low attendance, with a number of rebel votes noted.
Mohamed consistently supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and generally backs transgender rights and renter protections. He has mixed voting positions on Universal Credit, bus services regulation and VAT changes, and tends to vote against expanding mental health services and increasing prison sentences. His attendance at votes is low (12%), and he has recorded several rebel votes (14).
Declares five financial interests, including miscellaneous entries; donations and other support for MP activities; shareholdings; and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Independent average: 26%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Independent average: 80%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOPrivilege
AYEChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
