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Carolyn Harris vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,589 shared comparable votes.

1,586 same votes 3 different votes 1,589 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 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
138 Aye 70 No
111 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
56 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
86 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 152 shared votes
87 Aye 65 No
138 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
138 Aye 70 No
111 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
1,024
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
759
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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

£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£305,970
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Education
83 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
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 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API