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Cat Smith vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,264 shared comparable votes.

1,261 same votes 3 different votes 1,264 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
106 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
104 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No
44 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
44 Aye 64 No
22 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 12 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
106 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
104 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 368 of 649
Participation
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,720
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,372 eligible divisions
928
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

19
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
26
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Contributions
130
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API