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Emma Lewell vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,385 same votes 19 different votes 1,404 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
107 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 No
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 No
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
41 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
41 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 91% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
43 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
100 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No
107 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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