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Andy Slaughter vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,717 shared comparable votes.

1,702 same votes 15 different votes 1,717 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
149 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
149 Aye 76 No
84 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
84 Aye 78 No
41 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
41 Aye 106 No
61 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 86 shared votes
61 Aye 25 No
38 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
149 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
149 Aye 76 No
84 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
84 Aye 78 No
41 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
41 Aye 106 No
61 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 86 shared votes
61 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 169 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
1,951
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,388 eligible divisions
1,081
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
870
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

88
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
30
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
137
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Contributions
14
-136.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API