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Emma Lewell vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 804 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 20 different votes 804 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
78 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
78 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
65 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 88 shared votes
64 Aye 24 No
78 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
78 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
631 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
49.3% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
266
50.7% 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
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
7
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
7
-157.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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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