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David Davis vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

David Davis and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,228 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 1,122 different votes 1,228 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
67 Aye 43 No
Migration 16% aligned 110 shared votes
31 Aye 79 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 14% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
40 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 16 No
Defence 11% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 27 No
Benefits 11% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
720
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
819
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
93
6.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Appearances
29
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Contributions
14
-128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
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

Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Re-committal motion 29 Nov 2023
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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