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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 1,108 shared comparable votes.

1,108 same votes 0 different votes 1,108 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
93 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
92 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
92 Aye 51 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
31 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
92 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
92 Aye 51 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
31 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

94
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
82
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
110
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
132
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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