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Kim Leadbeater vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 653 shared comparable votes.

653 same votes 0 different votes 653 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
55 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
55 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
25 Aye 66 No
35 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
55 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
25 Aye 66 No
35 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 647
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
554
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
807
56.1 % of votes cast
507
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
632
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

4
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
Appearances
59
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 647
8
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 647
Contributions
89
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
39 of 40 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Education
62 of 64 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API