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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 1,367 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,300 different votes 1,367 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 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
52 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 112 shared votes
61 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 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

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 648
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,648
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
921
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
727
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
33
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
42
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648

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
9
6 registered categories
0
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
74 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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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