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Emma Lewell vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Helen Whately voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,430 shared comparable votes.

85 same votes 1,345 different votes 1,430 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
44 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 8% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 153 shared votes
61 Aye 92 No
48 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 101 shared votes
54 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 17 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
33 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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