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Nick Smith vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,255 shared comparable votes.

1,252 same votes 3 different votes 1,255 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
103 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
89 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 132 shared votes
89 Aye 43 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
103 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
89 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 132 shared votes
89 Aye 43 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 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 314 of 649
Participation
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,775
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,372 eligible divisions
1,013
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
762
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

95
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
125
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Contributions
130
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API