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Emma Lewell vs Mr Clive Betts

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 Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,526 shared comparable votes.

1,493 same votes 33 different votes 1,526 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
138 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
138 Aye 77 No
69 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
32 Aye 81 No
35 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 86% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
47 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 40 No
Trade 99% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
138 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
138 Aye 77 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
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,027
55.8% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
814
44.2% 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
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
56
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 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
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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