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Emily Thornberry vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,219 shared comparable votes.

1,215 same votes 4 different votes 1,219 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 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
107 Aye 52 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
21 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
21 Aye 87 No
25 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
107 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
107 Aye 52 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
21 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
21 Aye 87 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
823
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.2% of votes cast
656
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
775
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
66
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
131
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Contributions
80
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
168 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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