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Emily Thornberry vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Katie Lam voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 188 different votes 190 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
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 0 No
Benefits 0% aligned 10 shared votes
0 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 0 No
Benefits 0% aligned 10 shared votes
0 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
5 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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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