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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 836 shared comparable votes.

832 same votes 4 different votes 836 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
67 Aye 44 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
35 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
35 Aye 8 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
67 Aye 44 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

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 650
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
824
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
656
52.4% of votes cast
656
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

87
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Appearances
34
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
129
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
38
-124.0 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
168 of 212 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
53 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API