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Emily Thornberry vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 213 different votes 215 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
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
0 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
0 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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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