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Mark Sewards vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 333 different votes 341 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
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 1% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
489
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
233
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
45.9% of votes cast
256
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
265
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

199
+104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
102
+7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
210
+45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
150
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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