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Helen Hayes vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,376 shared comparable votes.

1,362 same votes 14 different votes 1,376 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
116 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
116 Aye 70 No
31 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
31 Aye 89 No
51 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
51 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
39 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
39 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
116 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
116 Aye 70 No
31 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
31 Aye 89 No
51 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
51 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,908
2,400 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,400 eligible divisions
1,046
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
820
55.6% of votes cast
862
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
20
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

107
+19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
81
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
127
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Contributions
131
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
72 of 76 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
64 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API