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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%).

11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading Ayes 270, Noes 286 no vote recorded
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 no vote recorded
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 Aye
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Ayes 330, Noes 93 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Ayes 323, Noes 160 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 no vote recorded
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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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