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Rachel Blake vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 1 different votes 243 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
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
252
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
237
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

68
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
89
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API