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Emma Lewell vs Jim Shannon

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 Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Jim Shannon voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,466 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 1,072 different votes 1,466 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
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 60% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 19 No
Defence 51% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 45% aligned 94 shared votes
62 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 41% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 161 shared votes
59 Aye 102 No
28 Aye 18 No
Energy 13% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
135 Aye 77 No
Tax 16% aligned 212 shared votes
92 Aye 120 No
49 Aye 17 No
Education 18% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
76
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
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
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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