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Andy Burnham vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 101 shared comparable votes.

101 same votes 0 different votes 101 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
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

42.9 %
30 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 650
3
7 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,340 eligible divisions
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.4 % of votes cast
3
100.0 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
0 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 650
Appearances
30
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
0
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 642 of 650
Contributions
15
-105.4 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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
3 of 6 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
No topic data
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
No topic data
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
No topic data
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
No topic data
#5
Trade
75 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
No
No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 2 Motion to disagree 13 Mar 2017
Brexit / EU
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API