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Adam Thompson vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 9 different votes 429 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
63 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
63 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
63 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.6%
20% above average
Rank 7 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
586
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,419 eligible divisions
292
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.3% of votes cast
294
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
811
43.7% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

97
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
114
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Contributions
16
-148.6 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Transport
32 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
83 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API