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Emma Lewell vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,451 shared comparable votes.

1,420 same votes 31 different votes 1,451 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
119 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
119 Aye 68 No
28 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
28 Aye 90 No
60 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
60 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
47 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
47 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
39 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
101 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
98 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
119 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
119 Aye 68 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
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,772
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
55.1% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
796
44.9% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
109
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
167
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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