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David Reed vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

David Reed and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 156 different votes 159 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
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Contributions
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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