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Emily Thornberry vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 0 different votes 250 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
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
93
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
239
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 101 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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