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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 473 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 0 different votes 473 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

63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
590
928 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
277
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
313
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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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