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Emily Thornberry vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Olivia Blake voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 819 shared comparable votes.

815 same votes 4 different votes 819 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
67 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 5 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
67 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 647
1,454
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,209
1,615 eligible divisions
809
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
52.4 % of votes cast
645
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
575
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Appearances
27
-39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
110
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
35
-82.8 vs Commons average
Rank 531 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
65 of 68 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Defence
45 of 64 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API