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Emily Thornberry vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 878 shared comparable votes.

821 same votes 57 different votes 878 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 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 11 No
Energy 75% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
94 Aye 48 No
Tax 80% aligned 142 shared votes
95 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 12 No
Transport 93% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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