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Alex Burghart vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,433 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 1,367 different votes 1,433 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
67 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
16 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
97 Aye 41 No
Migration 2% aligned 138 shared votes
38 Aye 100 No
12 Aye 39 No
Education 2% aligned 51 shared votes
40 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
12% above average
Rank 90 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,805
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
870
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
935
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
132
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Contributions
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
4
3 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

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
83 of 87 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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