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Emily Thornberry vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,404 same votes 0 different votes 1,404 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
120 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
120 Aye 71 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
61 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
25 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
120 Aye 71 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
61 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
25 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 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 559 of 649
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
159
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
670
+524.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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