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Emily Thornberry vs Ben Lake

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
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Ben Lake voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,081 shared comparable votes.

958 same votes 123 different votes 1,081 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
90 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
90 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 52 No
Tax 73% aligned 140 shared votes
100 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 1 No
Education 77% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 28 No
Transport 79% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 80% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
52 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 114 shared votes
54 Aye 60 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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