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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 765 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 741 different votes 765 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
6 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
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
13 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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