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Emma Lewell vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,476 shared comparable votes.

1,465 same votes 11 different votes 1,476 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
130 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
130 Aye 75 No
24 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
24 Aye 93 No
54 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
54 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
52 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
52 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
130 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
130 Aye 75 No
24 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
24 Aye 93 No
54 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
54 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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