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Emma Lewell vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 989 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 922 different votes 989 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
14 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
59 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 102 shared votes
41 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 7% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
750
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
13 years, 4 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

72
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Appearances
109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
74
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 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
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 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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme): Ten Minute Rule Motion 28 Jan 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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