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Emma Lewell vs Mr David Lammy

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 David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 21 different votes 995 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
81 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
81 Aye 32 No
43 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
43 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 90% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 7 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
97 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 156 shared votes
91 Aye 65 No
23 Aye 3 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
81 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
81 Aye 32 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
48.0%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,160
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
697
60.1% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
463
39.9% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
692
+527.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
No rebel
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API