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Stephen Doughty vs Emily Thornberry

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,181 shared comparable votes.

1,168 same votes 13 different votes 1,181 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
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
94 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 151 shared votes
97 Aye 54 No
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
50 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
913
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
683
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
400
+245.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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