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Emily Thornberry vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Paula Barker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 906 shared comparable votes.

903 same votes 3 different votes 906 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
71 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
71 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
42 Aye 60 No
35 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
35 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
71 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
42 Aye 60 No
35 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
35 Aye 10 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
1,688 eligible divisions
824
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
695
51.9% of votes cast
656
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

85
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
89
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
127
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
85
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No 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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
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