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Ian Murray vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,252 shared comparable votes.

1,245 same votes 7 different votes 1,252 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
96 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
96 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
53 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
53 Aye 60 No
41 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
96 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
96 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,707
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
151
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
131
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
192 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
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
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API