Compare

Emily Thornberry vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 420 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 1 different votes 420 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
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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 555 of 650
Participation
65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 650
1,454
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
689
1,055 eligible divisions
809
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
378
54.9 % of votes cast
645
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
311
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

70
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
78
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
110
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Contributions
221
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
27 of 29 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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