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Emily Thornberry vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 0 different votes 228 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
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% 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

80
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
131
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Contributions
243
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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