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Emily Thornberry vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,144 shared comparable votes.

1,134 same votes 10 different votes 1,144 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
103 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
103 Aye 62 No
95 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
95 Aye 56 No
40 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
40 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
103 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
103 Aye 62 No
95 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
95 Aye 56 No
40 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
40 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
823
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
656
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
131
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
91
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
168 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API