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Emily Thornberry vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Ben Maguire voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 152 different votes 185 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
2 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 3 No
Housing 22% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 9% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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