Compare

Kirsty Blackman vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 882 shared comparable votes.

824 same votes 58 different votes 882 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
23 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 75% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
95 Aye 47 No
Tax 80% aligned 142 shared votes
94 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 10 No
Transport 93% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
62.0%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 649
1,328
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,368 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

89
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
76
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
162
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
128
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API