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Ruth Cadbury vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,278 shared comparable votes.

1,275 same votes 3 different votes 1,278 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
115 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
115 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
40 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
40 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 161 shared votes
104 Aye 57 No
115 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
115 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
40 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
40 Aye 66 No
25 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,802
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
802
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API