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Rushanara Ali vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,331 shared comparable votes.

1,316 same votes 15 different votes 1,331 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
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
42 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
33 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,835
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,401 eligible divisions
1,033
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
820
55.6% of votes cast
802
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
81
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
45
-106.2 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
Contributions
131
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
78 of 81 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
64 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API