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Emma Lewell vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,264 shared comparable votes.

1,246 same votes 18 different votes 1,264 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
100 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
100 Aye 56 No
59 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
59 Aye 51 No
25 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
25 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
104 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
100 Aye 62 No
100 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
100 Aye 56 No
59 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
59 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

70.7%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 650
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
1,701
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,501
2,405 eligible divisions
941
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
857
57.1% of votes cast
760
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

77
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
61
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
78
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
433
+279.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
181 of 212 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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