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Emma Lewell vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,257 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 1,188 different votes 1,257 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
103 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 157 shared votes
61 Aye 96 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 8% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 13 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 48 No
Migration 6% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
50 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 98 shared votes
51 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
5
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
197 of 211 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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 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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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