Emily Thornberry’s voting in Parliament

Emily Thornberry is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Emily Thornberry’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, 7 absences, between 2008–2016
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2017
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 19 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2010–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Emily Thornberry’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Emily Thornberry’s full vote analysis page for more.

Emily Thornberry

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Brexit and Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2017

  The right hon. Gentleman is probably aware that the question for Gibraltar is not sovereignty, but what its trading relationship will be, and how people will be able to move backwards and forwards from Gibraltar to Spain and continue to trade. It is the continuing economic position that is important.

• Brexit and Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2017

  May I start by saying how delighted I am that the Foreign Secretary is actually taking part in this debate on foreign policy? During the election, I turned up to a number of foreign policy debates—one at the Royal United Services Institute, one at Radio 4 and another at Sky—and he was nowhere to be seen. Chatham House, Channel 4 and “Newsnight” had to cancel their...

• Northern Ireland 26 Jun 2017

  This is a shabby and a reckless deal, which it has taken the Government at least £1 billion pounds to buy, and whose true cost for the future of peace in Northern Ireland could be infinitely higher. The Good Friday agreement is rightly seen across the world as a model for other countries seeking to end conflict, but it is also fragile and relies above all on trust, good faith and the...

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Profile

Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @EmilyThornberry

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Emily Thornberry campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Attorney-General
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Ministry of Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Health
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Serious Fraud Office
• Prosecutions
• Social Security Benefits
• Universal Credit

Currently held offices

• Shadow Foreign Secretary (since 27 Jun 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (20 Jul 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (5 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (18 Sep 2015 to 5 Jan 2016)
• Member, Health Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
• Shadow Attorney General (7 Oct 2011 to 20 Nov 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Health) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) (1 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (23 Oct 2006 to 2 Nov 2009)
• Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee) (15 May 2006 to 25 Jul 2006)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 26 Mar 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Chris Smith
• George Cunningham

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (40 out of 40)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
• Energy Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (12 out of 18)
• Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Equality Bill Committee (13 out of 20)
• Finance Bill Committee (20 out of 24)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

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• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Emily Thornberry’s speeches
• Has received answers to 141 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 195 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Emily Thornberry’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 296 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)