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Emily Thornberry vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,049 shared comparable votes.

1,049 same votes 0 different votes 1,049 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
104 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
104 Aye 52 No
81 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
81 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
28 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
28 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
104 Aye 52 No
81 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
81 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
28 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
28 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 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
55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.3 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.7 % 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
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Appearances
43
-17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 648
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Contributions
495
+386.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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