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Emma Lewell vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,387 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,320 different votes 1,387 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
102 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 160 shared votes
59 Aye 101 No
37 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 16 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
52 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 112 shared votes
61 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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 Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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