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Emily Thornberry vs Sarah Owen

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
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Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 707 shared comparable votes.

707 same votes 0 different votes 707 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
28 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
28 Aye 68 No
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
28 Aye 68 No
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
52.1 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
512
47.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
48 of 50 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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