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Sarah Smith vs Emma Lewell

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Emma Lewell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 9 different votes 313 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
58 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
58 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
58 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
58 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
70.9%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,718
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
55.5% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
765
44.5% of votes cast
14
3.4% 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

78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
76
-93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Transport
84 of 98 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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