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Alex Sobel vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,139 shared comparable votes.

1,139 same votes 0 different votes 1,139 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
92 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
89 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
89 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
33 Aye 84 No
44 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
44 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
89 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
89 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
33 Aye 84 No
44 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
44 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,546
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
835
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

123
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
83
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
166
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
133
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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