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Emily Thornberry vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 210 different votes 213 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API