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Andrew Western vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
13 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
13 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
8
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API