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Emily Thornberry vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,264 shared comparable votes.

1,261 same votes 3 different votes 1,264 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
115 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
115 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
40 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
40 Aye 66 No
24 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 160 shared votes
101 Aye 59 No
115 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
115 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
40 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
40 Aye 66 No
24 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
986
55.7 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
784
44.3 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
59 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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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