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Emma Lewell vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Jim McMahon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

1,399 same votes 14 different votes 1,413 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
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
27 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
27 Aye 91 No
56 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
56 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
50 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
50 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
43 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
42 Aye 18 No
100 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 156 shared votes
98 Aye 58 No
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
27 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
27 Aye 91 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Contributions
245
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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