Voting Record — Emily Thornberry MP, Islington South and Finsbury (11656)

Emily Thornberry

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 9, 0.0%	9 votes out of 13, 69.2%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 672, 0.0%	672 votes out of 1069, 62.9%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 339, 0.3%	339 votes out of 463, 73.2%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	0 votes out of 307, 0.0%	307 votes out of 467, 65.7%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	4 votes out of 803, 0.5%	803 votes out of 1239, 64.8%	0 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	14 votes out of 859, 1.6%	859 votes out of 1288, 66.7%	2 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Emily Thornberry	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Emily Thornberry	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024	Stopped being Shadow Attorney General,
29 Nov 2021	Became Shadow Attorney General,
29 Nov 2021	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade,
6 Apr 2020	Became Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade,
5 Apr 2020	Stopped being Shadow Foreign Secretary,
House	Date	Subject	Emily Thornberry	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Emily Thornberry	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Oct 2016	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union,
20 Jul 2016	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union,
27 Jun 2016	Became Shadow Foreign Secretary,
27 Jun 2016	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Defence,
5 Jan 2016	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Defence,
5 Jan 2016	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
26 Oct 2015	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
18 Sep 2015	Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
House	Date	Subject	Emily Thornberry	Lab Vote	Rôle
20 Nov 2014	Stopped being Shadow Attorney General,
Commons	24 Oct 2012	Opposition Day — Police and Crime Commissioner Elections	both	aye	Rebel
7 Oct 2011	Became Shadow Attorney General,
7 Oct 2011	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Health),
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Taxation of the Financial Sector — Financial Transaction Tax — Banking Levy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2011	Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) Code Revision — Stop and Search — Fingerprints and DNA — Entry and Search — CCTV	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Oct 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Health),
8 Oct 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change),
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 May 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change),
House	Date	Subject	Emily Thornberry	Lab Vote	Rôle
2 Nov 2009	Stopped being Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Commons	16 Oct 2009	Clause 2 — Protocol about the Law Commission's work	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Oct 2009	Clause 1 — Reports on implemenation of Law Commission proposals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
22 Jul 2008	Stopped being Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
1 May 2008	Became Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
26 Mar 2007	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
23 Oct 2006	Became Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
25 Jul 2006	Stopped being Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee)
15 May 2006	Became Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
3%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6%	Academy Schools - for
87%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
70%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
84%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
53%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
15%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
16%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
85%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
85%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50%	Closed Material Proceedure
21%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
50%	Control Orders
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
26%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
14%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
75%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
93%	Easier access to abortion
10%	Employee Shareholder Status
59%	Employment rights
16%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
81%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74%	European Union Integration - For
15%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
88%	Fire Safety
38%	Fixed Term Parliaments
64%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
89%	Fully Elected House of Lords
74%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
61%	Further devolution to Scotland
65%	Further devolution to Wales
80%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
33%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
83%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
34%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
64%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
61%	HS2 - In Favour
81%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
22%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
24%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
15%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
36%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
92%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13%	Localise Council Tax Support
40%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
73%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
45%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
74%	Minimum Wage
69%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
73%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
64%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
71%	Nuclear power - For
80%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
10%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0%	Police and Crime Commissioners
100%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
0%	Post office closures - against
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
31%	Promote Occupational Pensions
52%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
83%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
28%	Reduce capital gains tax
10%	Reduce central funding for local government
60%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
14%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
20%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
45%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
4%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
25%	Register of Lobbyists
68%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
83%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
1%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
13%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
10%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
68%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
86%	Right to strike
75%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
27%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
48%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
76%	Stop climate change
77%	Support current and former armed service members
31%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
6%	Termination of pregnancy - against
33%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
11%	Tougher on illegal immigration
6%	Trade Unions - Restrict
54%	Transparency of Parliament
43%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
86%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Emily Thornberry MP, Islington South and Finsbury (11656)

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