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Sarah Sackman vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 0 different votes 209 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
22 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 437 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 650
415
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,381 eligible divisions
216
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
199
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

69
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
82
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
372
+223.4 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
133
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£206,246
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£206,246
9% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
16
5 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
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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