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Emily Thornberry vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,341 shared comparable votes.

1,327 same votes 14 different votes 1,341 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
108 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
108 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
108 Aye 50 No
30 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
30 Aye 88 No
26 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
42 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 12 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 18 No
Housing 98% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 109 shared votes
49 Aye 60 No
108 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 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
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,476
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,401 eligible divisions
820
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
55.1% of votes cast
656
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

81
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
131
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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