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Emma Lewell vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 938 shared comparable votes.

909 same votes 29 different votes 938 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
90 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
90 Aye 48 No
19 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Energy 94% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,718
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
953
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
765
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

89
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Appearances
88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
76
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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