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Emily Thornberry vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Chris Law voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 831 shared comparable votes.

765 same votes 66 different votes 831 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
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 8 No
Energy 72% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
89 Aye 41 No
Tax 75% aligned 130 shared votes
88 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 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
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
547
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
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
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