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Emily Thornberry vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 301 different votes 454 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
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 60% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Trade 56% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 54% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 21 No
Migration 53% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 19 No
Tax 17% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 14 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 21% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
112
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
41 of 50 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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 agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
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