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Liz Kendall vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,153 shared comparable votes.

1,150 same votes 3 different votes 1,153 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
109 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
33 Aye 70 No
38 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
38 Aye 53 No
40 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
40 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
109 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
100 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
100 Aye 53 No
33 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
33 Aye 70 No
38 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
38 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
875
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
655
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

37
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
526
+383.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Contributions
131
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API