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Emily Thornberry

Labour Islington South and Finsbury

Voting record

5
Voted for
0
Voted against
4
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Emily Thornberry’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Emily Thornberry — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,469 of 2,376 (62%).

10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 No
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 172, Noes 283 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Ayes 188, Noes 341 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 185, Noes 344 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 167, Noes 350 No
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Ayes 105, Noes 332 No
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 170, Noes 332 No
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Emily Thornberry doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Attorney General — Attorney General's Office (2021-11-29 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade — Department for Business and Trade (2020-04-06 to 2021-11-29) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union — Department for Exiting the European Union (2016-07-20 to 2016-10-06) Shadow
Shadow Foreign Secretary — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2016-06-27 to 2020-04-05) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence — Ministry of Defence (2016-01-05 to 2016-06-27) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions (2015-09-18 to 2016-01-05) Shadow
Shadow Attorney General — Attorney General's Office (2011-10-07 to 2014-11-20) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Health) — Department of Health (2010-10-08 to 2011-10-07) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) — Department of Energy and Climate Change (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Emily Thornberry →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Guildford, Surrey
Ownership details: Jointly owned with my family
Rental income: Yes
(Updated 15 May 2015)

8. Miscellaneous

Non-practising barrister.

Crime & justice

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Emily Thornberry yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Emily Thornberry has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£303,727.87 paid out to or for Emily Thornberry across 117 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Emily Thornberry’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £264,443.15 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £39,104.72 (114 claims)
MP Travel — £180.00 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £299.64, 2026-03-31 — HTTPS://WWW.ISLINGTON. [200013613-9260]
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £165.90, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £165.90, 2026-03-25 — XMA March 2026
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £354.93, 2026-03-13 — HTTPS://WWW.ISLINGTON. [200013613-15243]
Stationery & printing — £103.33, 2026-02-09 — XMA March 2026

Every claim on file for Emily Thornberry →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Emily Thornberry — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Emily Thornberry’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Emily Thornberry isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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