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Emily Thornberry

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Islington South and Finsbury · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: thornberrye@parliament.uk

Constituency office

65 Barnsbury Street, Islington, London, N1 1EJ

Tel: 020 7697 9307

Email: emily.thornberry.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
58.5%
994 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
128 meetings attended
Debate contributions
374
in the 7 year window
Written questions
3,304
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Emily Thornberry is the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Islington South and Finsbury4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Islington South and Finsbury6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Islington South and Finsbury5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour5 May 2005Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Canterbury

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Attorney GeneralOpposition29 November 202130 May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for International TradeOpposition6 April 202029 November 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European UnionOpposition20 July 20166 October 2016
Shadow Foreign SecretaryOpposition27 June 20165 April 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for DefenceOpposition5 January 201627 June 2016
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)Opposition18 September 20155 January 2016
Shadow Attorney GeneralOpposition7 October 201120 November 2014
Shadow Minister (Health)Opposition8 October 20107 October 2011
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)Opposition12 May 20108 October 2010

Voting participation

Participation rate
58.5%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
994

566th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Emily Thornberry voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 62.6%62.6%2021: 79.8%79.8%2022: 59.8%59.8%2023: 55.1%55.1%2024: 58.5%58.5%2025: 46.0%46.0%2026: 52.5%52.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236124 52.5%
2025322148 46.0%
2024200117 58.5%
2023256141 55.1%
2022251150 59.8%
2021242193 79.8%
2020190119 62.6%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068671 62.8%
59th631323 51.2%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
374
Written questions
3,304
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
128

13th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Emily Thornberry: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02505007501,00020192020: 79579520202021: 61661620212022: 99399320222023: 62962920232024: 25425420242025: 161620252026: 112026
Oral questions per year
Emily Thornberry: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 2220252026: 112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 96 47 1 1 0 0 0
2025 81 49 16 2 0 0 0
2024 43 24 254 0 0 1 0
2023 9 7 629 0 0 0 0
2022 13 10 993 0 0 0 0
2021 77 24 616 0 0 0 0
2020 55 26 795 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Foreign Affairs Committee Chair 11 September 2024 88 of 88 100.0%
Liaison Committee (Commons) Member 4 December 2024 2 of 2 100.0%
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Member 2 December 2024 38 of 38 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Hansard activity

Contributions
374
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
187
distinct debates

301st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Emily Thornberry: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 555520202021: 777720212022: 131320222023: 9920232024: 434320242025: 818120252026: 96962026
Debates participated in per year
Emily Thornberry: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 262620202021: 242420212022: 101020222023: 7720232024: 242420242025: 494920252026: 47472026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2005

    • – Became MP for Islington South and Finsbury
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for Islington South and Finsbury
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)

  3. 2011

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Attorney General
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health)

  4. 2014

    • – Left role: Shadow Attorney General

  5. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

  6. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Foreign Secretary
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

  7. 2020

    • – Left role: Shadow Foreign Secretary
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade

  8. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Attorney General
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade

  9. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow Attorney General
    • – Became MP for Islington South and Finsbury
    • – Became Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

Constituency: Islington South and Finsbury

Islington South and Finsbury constituency boundary
Area
7.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 15,455
Electorate
74,122 · turnout 57.7%
Postcode areas
E8, EC1A, EC1M, EC1P, EC1R, EC1V, EC1Y, EC2A, EC2M, EC2N, EC2P, EC2R, EC2V, EC2Y, EC3A, EC3P, EC3R, EC3V, EC4A, EC4M, EC4N, EC4P, EC4R, EC4V, EC4Y, N1, N1P, N5, N7, W1A, W1G, W1J, W1T, W1W, WC1A, WC1B, WC1H, WC1N, WC1V, WC1X, WC2A, WC2B, WC2H, WC2N, WC2R

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.