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Emma Lewell vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,048 shared comparable votes.

1,034 same votes 14 different votes 1,048 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
97 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
97 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
24 Aye 87 No
49 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
49 Aye 55 No
21 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
97 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
97 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
24 Aye 87 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
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,701
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,353
1,741 eligible divisions
941
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.0% of votes cast
760
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
80
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
84
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 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
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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