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Emily Thornberry vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 4 different votes 320 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
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
832
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
659
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
168 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
67 of 98 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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 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
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