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Emily Thornberry vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Dave Doogan voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 515 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 50 different votes 515 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
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 24 No
Tax 62% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 6 No
Energy 75% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 71 No
Migration 98% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
89
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 648
Contributions
121
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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