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Ed Miliband vs Emma Lewell

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Emma Lewell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,140 shared comparable votes.

1,109 same votes 31 different votes 1,140 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
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
23 Aye 92 No
34 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 82% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 91% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 155 shared votes
99 Aye 56 No
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
23 Aye 92 No

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

Voting record

54.0%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
70.9%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 650
1,308
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,718
2,422 eligible divisions
725
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
55.5% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
765
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
89
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
785
+618.6 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
76
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
84 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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