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Emily Thornberry vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 0 different votes 242 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
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
Participation
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
71
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
89
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API