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Emily Thornberry vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Bobby Dean voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 177 different votes 214 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 3 No
Housing 22% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 20 No
Tax 7% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

62.1%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
Participation
68.7%
4% below average
Rank 456 of 649
1,468
2,365 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
579 eligible divisions
814
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
52.3% of votes cast
654
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
190
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Appearances
90
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
120
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
106
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 294 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 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 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
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
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API