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Emma Lewell vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,256 shared comparable votes.

1,231 same votes 25 different votes 1,256 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
113 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
113 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
29 Aye 89 No
41 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
41 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 48 shared votes
36 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
101 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 150 shared votes
97 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
113 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
113 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API