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Emma Lewell vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,291 shared comparable votes.

1,274 same votes 17 different votes 1,291 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
114 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
114 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
100 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,648
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
921
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
727
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
33
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Trade
74 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API