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Matt Western vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,080 shared comparable votes.

1,080 same votes 0 different votes 1,080 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
92 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
92 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
92 Aye 48 No
32 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
32 Aye 81 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
26 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
92 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
92 Aye 48 No
32 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
32 Aye 81 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
26 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
807
56.1 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
632
43.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API