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Emily Thornberry vs Mike Tapp

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 Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Mike Tapp voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 0 different votes 246 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
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 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 559 of 649
Participation
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.8% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
59
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
121
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API