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Mary Creagh vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 618 shared comparable votes.

605 same votes 13 different votes 618 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
64 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
64 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
81 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 121 shared votes
84 Aye 37 No
64 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
64 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
213
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
192
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
252
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 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

Housing
29 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 42 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Tax
86 of 121 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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