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Emma Lewell vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,312 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,244 different votes 1,312 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
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
92 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 148 shared votes
61 Aye 87 No
28 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
134 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 198 shared votes
64 Aye 134 No
28 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 45 shared votes
9 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 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 314 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

73
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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