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Emma Lewell vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,414 shared comparable votes.

1,393 same votes 21 different votes 1,414 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
130 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
130 Aye 68 No
57 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
57 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
32 Aye 79 No
51 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
51 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
79 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 122 shared votes
77 Aye 45 No
130 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
130 Aye 68 No
57 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
57 Aye 56 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Contributions
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 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
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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