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Emily Thornberry vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

259 same votes 0 different votes 259 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
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
25 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
25 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
112
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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