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Lee Anderson vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 765 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 738 different votes 765 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
26 Aye 4 No
Transport 7% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 14 No
Housing 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 29 No
Migration 0% aligned 96 shared votes
29 Aye 67 No
59 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 88 shared votes
29 Aye 59 No
17 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 14 No
Trade 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
626
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
621
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
80
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
131
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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