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Emily Thornberry vs Alison Bennett

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 Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Alison Bennett voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 180 different votes 219 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
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 3 No
Housing 24% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 24 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
128
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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
167 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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