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Emma Lewell vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,500 same votes 28 different votes 1,528 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
135 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
135 Aye 70 No
68 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
68 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
31 Aye 96 No
38 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 No
53 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
53 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
49 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
37 Aye 39 No
Trade 97% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 No
135 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
135 Aye 70 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
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,044
56.4% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
806
43.6% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% 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
48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 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
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
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
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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