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Emily Thornberry vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 757 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 734 different votes 757 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
4 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 69 No
Migration 3% aligned 97 shared votes
66 Aye 31 No
40 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 82 shared votes
41 Aye 41 No
70 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 107 shared votes
37 Aye 70 No
20 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 107 shared votes
37 Aye 70 No
20 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 9 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,459
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,249
1,638 eligible divisions
811
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
603
48.3 % of votes cast
648
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
646
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
66
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
114
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
121
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
167 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
44 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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