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Emily Thornberry vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 0 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
28 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.8%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
Participation
58.6%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 650
1,474
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
352
601 eligible divisions
819
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
49.4% of votes cast
655
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
178
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
58
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
134
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Contributions
225
+75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
23 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API