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Emma Lewell vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and James Cartlidge voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 1,403 different votes 1,478 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
102 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 163 shared votes
67 Aye 96 No
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 8% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
43 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 60 shared votes
20 Aye 40 No
65 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 121 shared votes
58 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 17 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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