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Graham Leadbitter vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Graham Leadbitter
Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 78 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 53 different votes 78 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
8 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 17 No
Tax 17% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 17 No
Tax 17% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

27.8 %
45 % below average
Rank 639 of 649
Participation
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
160
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
96
60.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
64
40.0 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
85
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Tax
56 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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