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Anneliese Dodds vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Anneliese Dodds and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,457 shared comparable votes.

1,457 same votes 0 different votes 1,457 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
138 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
138 Aye 60 No
97 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
76 Aye 74 No
39 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
39 Aye 98 No
51 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
51 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
138 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
138 Aye 60 No
97 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
76 Aye 74 No
39 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
39 Aye 98 No
51 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
51 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,649
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
923
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
726
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
85
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£261,480
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
6
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

Education
72 of 76 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Crime / Justice
172 of 194 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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