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Emily Thornberry vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,337 shared comparable votes.

1,331 same votes 6 different votes 1,337 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
115 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
115 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No
55 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
55 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
41 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
105 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
115 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
115 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No
55 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
55 Aye 53 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
66 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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