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Emily Thornberry vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 210 different votes 212 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
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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