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Emma Lewell vs Mr Mark Francois

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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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,193 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 1,121 different votes 1,193 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
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
102 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 156 shared votes
55 Aye 101 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 7% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 59 No
Migration 5% aligned 86 shared votes
59 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

73
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
363
+219.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 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
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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