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Emma Lewell vs Jeff 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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Jeff Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,256 shared comparable votes.

1,225 same votes 31 different votes 1,256 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
126 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
126 Aye 62 No
22 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
22 Aye 87 No
49 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
49 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 20 No
Benefits 82% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
72 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 101 shared votes
68 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 17 No
Energy 98% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
126 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
126 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,922
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.5% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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