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Emily Thornberry vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 840 shared comparable votes.

768 same votes 72 different votes 840 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
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 6 No
Housing 73% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 84% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 10 No
Benefits 86% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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