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Emily Thornberry vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and David Reed voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 155 different votes 157 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
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
50.7 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
176
49.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
107
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
166
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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