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Richard Burgon vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,389 shared comparable votes.

1,364 same votes 25 different votes 1,389 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
118 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
118 Aye 66 No
110 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
110 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
36 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 12 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 16 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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