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Emily Thornberry vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 115 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 88 different votes 115 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
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 4 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 2 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 17 No
Tax 11% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 17 No
Tax 11% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 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
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % 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
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
112
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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