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Valerie Vaz vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,352 shared comparable votes.

1,343 same votes 9 different votes 1,352 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
114 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
114 Aye 67 No
109 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
109 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
55 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
55 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
114 Aye 67 No
109 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
109 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
55 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
55 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,839
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,401 eligible divisions
1,032
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
820
55.6% of votes cast
807
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
13
0.7% 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

31
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Appearances
81
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
14
-137.2 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 76 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Transport
80 of 95 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