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Emily Thornberry vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 2 different votes 266 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
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
832
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
659
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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
168 of 212 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
67 of 98 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API