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Emily Thornberry vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 202 different votes 204 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
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
46.2 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
235
53.8 % 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
143
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
281
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
100 of 111 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 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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