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Bell Ribeiro-Addy vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Lab Clapham and Brixton Hill
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 13 different votes 1,007 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
33 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
33 Aye 93 No
84 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
84 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 12 No
Education 95% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
49 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 648
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,165
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
605
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
560
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
40
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,371,325
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£293,835
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
53 of 58 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
40 of 44 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Migration
136 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Trade
43 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No rebel
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
No rebel
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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