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Ed Miliband vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,192 shared comparable votes.

1,183 same votes 9 different votes 1,192 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
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
26 Aye 102 No
32 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
32 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
26 Aye 102 No
32 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
32 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

54.3%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,307
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
31
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
637
+483.6 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
14
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API