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Jim McMahon vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,259 shared comparable votes.

1,251 same votes 8 different votes 1,259 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
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
105 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
105 Aye 50 No
52 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
52 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
25 Aye 86 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
105 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
105 Aye 50 No
52 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
52 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
25 Aye 86 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,724
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
960
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
764
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

89
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
242
+88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API