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Emily Thornberry vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,307 shared comparable votes.

1,304 same votes 3 different votes 1,307 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
107 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
33 Aye 89 No
54 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
54 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 11 No
Benefits 96% aligned 46 shared votes
35 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
107 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
33 Aye 89 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
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
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
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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