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Greg Smith vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 892 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 873 different votes 892 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
13 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
41 Aye 70 No
Tax 2% aligned 111 shared votes
68 Aye 43 No
61 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 101 shared votes
39 Aye 62 No
82 Aye 29 No
Migration 0% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 29 No
Migration 0% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 No
21 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
33 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,496
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
731
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
765
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

231
+141.0 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
291
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
131
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
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