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Emily Thornberry vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,287 shared comparable votes.

1,281 same votes 6 different votes 1,287 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
101 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
32 Aye 89 No
43 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
43 Aye 57 No
41 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
41 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
101 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
32 Aye 89 No
43 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
43 Aye 57 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API