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Emma Lewell vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Bob Blackman voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,498 shared comparable votes.

87 same votes 1,411 different votes 1,498 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
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 8% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 20 No
Housing 6% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 38 No
Trade 5% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 164 shared votes
65 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 69 shared votes
17 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

73
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
149
+66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
176
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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