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Lucy Powell vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,157 shared comparable votes.

1,156 same votes 1 different votes 1,157 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
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
105 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
105 Aye 54 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
18 Aye 70 No
39 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
105 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
105 Aye 54 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
18 Aye 70 No
39 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 504 of 647
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 647
1,530
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,446
2,323 eligible divisions
862
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.9 % of votes cast
668
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
638
44.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

9
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
379
+265.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 647
Contributions
93
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API