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Emma Lewell vs Louise Haigh

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 Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Lab Sheffield Heeley

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Louise Haigh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,286 shared comparable votes.

1,265 same votes 21 different votes 1,286 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
113 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
113 Aye 48 No
56 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
56 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
29 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 9 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
100 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 147 shared votes
96 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 36 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 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
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 519 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.5% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
663
42.5% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% 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
17
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
288
+123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£2,002,785
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£226,069
same as average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 71 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
161 of 212 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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
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