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Emily Thornberry vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Alan Mak voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,290 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,241 different votes 1,290 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
29 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
108 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 162 shared votes
56 Aye 106 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 3% aligned 119 shared votes
86 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 62 No
Tax 0% aligned 172 shared votes
62 Aye 110 No
19 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,027
2,376 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,067
52.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
167 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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