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Alex Easton vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 134 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 126 different votes 134 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
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 10 No
Tax 14% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

44.2%
28% below average
Rank 631 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 650
267
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,475
2,390 eligible divisions
124
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.5% of votes cast
143
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.5% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

111
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
81
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
145
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
131
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Education
27 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
49 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API