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Emma Lewell vs Jim Allister

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
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Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Jim Allister voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 249 different votes 304 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
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 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
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
575 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 111 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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