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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 108 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 0 different votes 108 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

53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
15
28 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
8
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
7
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
1 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

3
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Appearances
29
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
3
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
15
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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
2
2 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

Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
4 of 7 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
1 of 3 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Transport
1 of 4 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Tax
0 of 3 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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