Ayes & Noes

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Emily Thornberry vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

1,123 same votes 20 different votes 1,143 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
105 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
105 Aye 56 No
103 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
103 Aye 58 No
42 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
42 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
30 Aye 68 No
20 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
89
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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