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Elaine Stewart vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 0 different votes 196 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
25 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.2%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
374
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,387 eligible divisions
166
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.6% of votes cast
208
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
655
44.4% 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

27
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
83
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
37
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Contributions
134
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Tax
82 of 113 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
49 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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
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