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Emily Thornberry vs Sarah Gibson

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 Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 161 different votes 197 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
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 24% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 20 No
Tax 7% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 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
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
52.8 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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