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Emma Lewell vs James Murray

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 Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and James Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

1,000 same votes 28 different votes 1,028 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
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
28 Aye 88 No
47 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
47 Aye 49 No
36 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
36 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
28 Aye 88 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,718
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,704 eligible divisions
953
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
53.1% of votes cast
765
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.9% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

89
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Appearances
109
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
76
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Contributions
801
+634.6 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 55 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API