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Emily Thornberry vs Mr Clive Betts

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 Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,298 shared comparable votes.

1,296 same votes 2 different votes 1,298 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
113 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
113 Aye 69 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
47 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
47 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
33 Aye 74 No
25 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
113 Aye 69 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
47 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
47 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
33 Aye 74 No
25 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
Participation
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API