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Emma Lewell vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 256 different votes 278 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
1 Aye 6 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
30 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
30 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
590 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.4% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
240
53.6% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
75
-68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Contributions
289
+145.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Tax
101 of 112 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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