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Emily Thornberry vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 0 different votes 288 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
23 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
732 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.8 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
277
50.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Contributions
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
23 of 23 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Education
49 of 51 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 31 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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