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Emma Lewell

Labour MP for South Shields, since 2 May 2013

Emma Lewell is the Labour MP for South Shields, and has been an MP continually since 2 May 2013.

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Scorecard

71.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
413 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
162 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
20 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
11 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
627 Debates spoken in 1298 written questions tabled

Ranked 334 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 No vote 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 No vote 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 No vote 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 No vote 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 No vote 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 No vote 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No vote 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Aye 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No vote 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No vote 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The Great Run Company /Film Nova
Address of donor: Tyne Bridge House, Bottle Bank, Gateshead, NE8 2AR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality and VIP access to event for the Member of Parliament and one guest, value £400
Date received: 7 September 2025
Date accepted: 7 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03300783
(Registered 10 September 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid Board Member, Sea Change Cafe, South Shields (Sea Change Cafe is a Community Interest Company)
Date interest arose: 23 March 2023
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 9 Feb 2026

Member of the Advisory Council, Sea Power Laboratory at the Council on Geostrategy. This is an unpaid role
Date interest arose: 22 October 2024
(Registered 22 October 2024)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

Patron of NAIRO - National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 15 May 2019
Date interest ended: 9 September 2025
(Registered 22 October 2024; updated 10 September 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

Patron of Forward Assist - a military veterans charity
Date interest arose: 1 January 2018
(Registered 22 October 2024)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

Chair of the Labour Friends of Kosovo group
Date interest arose: 23 July 2024
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Attendee of the Royal College of Defence Studies Global Strategy Programme '25
Date interest arose: 16 July 2024
Date interest ended: 18 July 2025
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Honorary member of the Catholic Union.
(Registered 15 September 2015)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

A patron of the Social Care Worker of the Year Awards.
Date interest arose: 1 July 2016
(Registered 18 July 2016)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

A patron of the Every Child Leaving Care Matters organisation.
Date interest arose: 1 January 2016
(Registered 18 July 2016)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Deputy Convenor of the Catholic Legislators Network.
Date interest arose: 12 July 2017
(Registered 19 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

627 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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