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Mark Sewards vs Jeremy Corbyn

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 120 different votes 262 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
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 73% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 34% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 40% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 56% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,376 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.5% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

165
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
138
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
176
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Contributions
195
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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