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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.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,129 shared comparable votes.

1,129 same votes 0 different votes 1,129 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

91 Aye 54 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes

91 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

22 Aye 30 No

Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes

22 Aye 30 No

Most different by topic

91 Aye 54 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes

91 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

22 Aye 30 No

Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes

22 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

71.7%

1% below average

Rank 388 of 649

Participation

61.8%

11% below average

Rank 559 of 649

1,520

2,121 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,469

2,376 eligible divisions

824

54.2% of votes cast

Aye votes

815

55.5% of votes cast

696

45.8% of votes cast

No votes

654

44.5% of votes cast

0.4% of votes cast

Against party

0.1% of votes cast

9 years, 3 months

Since 8 Jun 2017

Commons service

21 years, 4 months

Since 5 May 2005

Debates

107

+25.3 vs Commons average

Rank 142 of 649

Appearances

-2.7 vs Commons average

Rank 267 of 649

135

-7.3 vs Commons average

Rank 221 of 649

Contributions

131

-11.3 vs Commons average

Rank 230 of 649

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

3 registered categories

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health

47 of 52 votes

Brexit / EU

167 of 211 votes

Brexit / EU

163 of 188 votes

Migration

124 of 171 votes

Foreign Affairs

59 of 69 votes

Housing

48 of 67 votes

Migration

139 of 163 votes

Foreign Affairs

49 of 69 votes

Defence

59 of 71 votes

Work / Employment

53 of 77 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026

Aye

Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Aye

Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Aye

Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026

Trade Work / Employment

Aye

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026