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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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