Compare

Rebecca Smith vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 174 different votes 176 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
14 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 647
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 647
373
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,446
2,323 eligible divisions
173
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.9 % of votes cast
200
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
638
44.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

113
+49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
203
+89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 647
Contributions
93
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Tax
85 of 108 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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