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Emily Thornberry vs Chris Murray

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 Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 0 different votes 252 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
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
47
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
72
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
4 of 4 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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