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Emily Thornberry vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Kate Osborne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 733 shared comparable votes.

726 same votes 7 different votes 733 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
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
68 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
68 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
9 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
68 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
68 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 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
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,079
1,687 eligible divisions
823
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
552
51.2% of votes cast
656
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
527
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
8
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
9
-145.6 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above 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
168 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye 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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
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
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
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