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Emily Thornberry vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 230 different votes 234 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
45.3% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
54.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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