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Emily Thornberry vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,015 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 944 different votes 1,015 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
11 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 68 No
Migration 11% aligned 88 shared votes
58 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 10% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 26 No
Transport 7% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 28 No
Trade 6% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 5 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% 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

61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

78
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
62
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
129
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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