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Andy McDonald vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,308 shared comparable votes.

1,295 same votes 13 different votes 1,308 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
108 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
108 Aye 66 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
27 Aye 87 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 12 No
Benefits 98% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 No
54 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 117 shared votes
55 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
108 Aye 66 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

75.7%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,819
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,404 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Appearances
81
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
129
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Contributions
131
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Transport
64 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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