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Mr Jonathan Brash vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Mr Jonathan Brash
Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mr Jonathan Brash and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 0 different votes 222 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
26 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
200
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
235
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
6
1.4% 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

161
+77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 649
Appearances
80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
131
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£171,030
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£171,030
24% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API