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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 1,105 shared comparable votes.

1,105 same votes 0 different votes 1,105 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 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
89 Aye 53 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 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
91 Aye 54 No
89 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
89 Aye 53 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 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
810
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
807
56.1 % of votes cast
664
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
632
43.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
98
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Contributions
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648

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
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
167 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Migration
139 of 161 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API