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Emma Lewell vs Sarah Owen

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 Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Sarah Owen voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

883 same votes 15 different votes 898 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
81 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
81 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
25 Aye 74 No
47 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
47 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
81 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
81 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
25 Aye 74 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
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
581
51.0% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
559
49.0% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
60 of 63 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 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
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 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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