Compare

Emily Thornberry vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,189 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,136 different votes 1,189 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
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
89 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 133 shared votes
49 Aye 84 No
10 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 81 No
Migration 3% aligned 108 shared votes
78 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 41 shared votes
10 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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 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
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
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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