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Ashley Dalton vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 468 shared comparable votes.

468 same votes 0 different votes 468 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
22 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
22 Aye 57 No
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
22 Aye 57 No
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
577
913 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
275
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
302
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
1
1 registered category
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
6 of 6 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
15 of 19 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Energy
23 of 32 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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