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Alison McGovern vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,226 shared comparable votes.

1,224 same votes 2 different votes 1,226 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
104 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
104 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
33 Aye 81 No
47 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
47 Aye 58 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 155 shared votes
102 Aye 53 No
104 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
104 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
33 Aye 81 No
47 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
47 Aye 58 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,688
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
932
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
756
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

73
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
559
+402.4 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
131
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API