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Ian Byrne vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 850 shared comparable votes.

835 same votes 15 different votes 850 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
74 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
74 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
34 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
40 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 92 shared votes
41 Aye 51 No
30 Aye 82 No
Migration 99% aligned 112 shared votes
31 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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