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Melanie Onn vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 693 shared comparable votes.

688 same votes 5 different votes 693 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
69 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
69 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
84 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 119 shared votes
82 Aye 37 No
69 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
69 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 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 313 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
225
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
238
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

106
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
153
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
6
1 registered category
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Tax
95 of 114 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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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