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Josh Newbury vs Emma Lewell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Emma Lewell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 9 different votes 397 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
63 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
63 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
63 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
63 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% 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

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 650
Participation
70.9%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
536
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,717
2,421 eligible divisions
283
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
55.5% of votes cast
253
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
764
44.5% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

169
+72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
89
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
199
+31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Contributions
76
-91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Transport
84 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare: Government amendment 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition motion: Welfare 11 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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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