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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 92% of the time, based on 821 shared comparable votes.

755 same votes 66 different votes 821 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
11 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 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
28 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 41 shared votes
22 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

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
807
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
632
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
89
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 648

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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Migration
124 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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