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Chris Elmore vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,560 shared comparable votes.

1,550 same votes 10 different votes 1,560 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
133 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
133 Aye 68 No
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
110 Aye 63 No
40 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
40 Aye 104 No
61 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
61 Aye 74 No
49 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
49 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
133 Aye 68 No
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
110 Aye 63 No
40 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
40 Aye 104 No
61 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
61 Aye 74 No
49 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
49 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
6% above average
Rank 247 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,823
2,339 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,390 eligible divisions
1,001
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
822
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
244
+92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
14
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API