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Emily Thornberry vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
13 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
13 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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