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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Emma Lewell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Emma Lewell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,486 shared comparable votes.

1,466 same votes 20 different votes 1,486 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
113 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
113 Aye 62 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
26 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
26 Aye 95 No
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 87% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
43 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 63 shared votes
46 Aye 17 No
97 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 No
113 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
113 Aye 62 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 411 of 650
1,819
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,686
2,390 eligible divisions
1,010
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.5% of votes cast
809
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.5% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

113
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
72
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
162
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
76
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Transport
81 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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