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Emily Thornberry vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Kim Johnson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 798 shared comparable votes.

792 same votes 6 different votes 798 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
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
13 Aye 77 No
24 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
8 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
35 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 85 shared votes
34 Aye 51 No
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
13 Aye 77 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
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,178
1,687 eligible divisions
823
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
598
50.8% of votes cast
656
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
580
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% 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
100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
109
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 65 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 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
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
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to motion to insist on Amendment 151A and disagree with Lords Amendments 151E and 151F 25 Oct 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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