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Heidi Alexander vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

462 same votes 3 different votes 465 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
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 11 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
53 Aye 8 No
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 539 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
392
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
185
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
207
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

64
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
83
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
512
+353.5 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
133
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Transport
26 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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