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Emily Thornberry vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,042 shared comparable votes.

879 same votes 163 different votes 1,042 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
87 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
87 Aye 56 No
13 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 70 No
Migration 99% aligned 91 shared votes
20 Aye 71 No
32 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 6 No
Education 45% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
6 Aye 30 No
75 Aye 40 No
Tax 65% aligned 115 shared votes
75 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 12 No
Energy 78% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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