Compare

Emily Thornberry vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,214 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,164 different votes 1,214 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
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 9% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
108 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 164 shared votes
55 Aye 109 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 51 shared votes
14 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
126
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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