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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,612 shared comparable votes.

1,609 same votes 3 different votes 1,612 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
125 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
125 Aye 71 No
85 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
85 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
34 Aye 106 No
53 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
125 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
125 Aye 71 No
85 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
85 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
34 Aye 106 No
53 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
30
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
157
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
15
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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 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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