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Claire Hanna vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 531 shared comparable votes.

515 same votes 16 different votes 531 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
28 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
28 Aye 70 No
25 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 14 No
Tax 89% aligned 47 shared votes
36 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 3 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
28 Aye 70 No
25 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

46.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 624 of 647
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 647
746
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,446
2,323 eligible divisions
385
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.9 % of votes cast
361
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
638
44.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

23
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
33
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 647
Contributions
93
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Migration
122 of 152 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Trade
32 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
No
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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