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Emily Thornberry vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,248 same votes 3 different votes 1,251 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 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
89 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 132 shared votes
89 Aye 43 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
103 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
89 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 132 shared votes
89 Aye 43 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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 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
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