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Emily Thornberry vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,279 shared comparable votes.

1,276 same votes 3 different votes 1,279 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
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
32 Aye 87 No
23 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
43 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
43 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
51 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 113 shared votes
50 Aye 63 No
106 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 161 shared votes
107 Aye 54 No
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
32 Aye 87 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API