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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 1,635 shared comparable votes.

1,632 same votes 3 different votes 1,635 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 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 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
47 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 178 shared votes
113 Aye 65 No
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 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

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,834
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
1,015
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
819
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

113
+24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
164
+9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.8 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650

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
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
80 of 82 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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