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Emily Thornberry vs Matt Western

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 Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,080 shared comparable votes.

1,080 same votes 0 different votes 1,080 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
92 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
92 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
92 Aye 48 No
32 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
32 Aye 81 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
26 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
92 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
92 Aye 48 No
32 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
32 Aye 81 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
26 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
56.2 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Contributions
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 161 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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